Friday, May 1, 2026
Contract awarded for first major package of Hamilton LRT project
The Government of Ontario announced a contract has been awarded for the first major package of civil and utility work for the Hamilton Light Rail…
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Ontario Darlington SMR project reaches construction milestone
Construction on the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site reached a major milestone with the installation of the 2.1-million-pound…
Mississaugas of the Credit partner with Arcadis on development opportunities
The Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation (MCBC), the entity representing the business development interests of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN), and…
Feds announce $6B plan to recruit and train more skilled trades workers
The federal government announced it is committing $6 billion over the next five years to recruit and train as many as 100,000 new skilled trades…
Construction of the new Weyburn General Hospital is complete
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction is complete for the new Weyburn General Hospital (WGH) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will begin preparations…
Ontario investing $1.6B for school projects across the province
The Ontario government has announced a $1.6-billion investment to fund 79 school construction projects across the province, targeting the creation of more than 29,000 new…
Pilot diverts 38,000 kg of plastic on Vancouver construction sites
After 14 months of tracking plastics across eight active construction projects in Metro Vancouver, a new study is now releasing findings on what can be…
2026 Transportation Association of Canada award winners
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) announced the winners of its 2026 Technical Achievement Awards. Each award-winning project will be featured in a webinar this…
Ontario announces plans to build new hospital in York Region
The Government of Ontario announced is investing $10 million to advance plans for Southlake Health’s new acute care hospital in East Gwillimbury as well as the redevelopment…
Canada launches $25B sovereign wealth fund to invest in nation-building projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Strong Fund, a new sovereign wealth fund backed by an initial federal contribution of $25 billion to invest…
Burnaby Lake Overpass officially opens, providing new crossing over Highway 1
The City of Burnaby announced that the Burnaby Lake Overpass is now officially open. As Burnaby’s first dedicated pedestrian and cyclist crossing over Highway 1,…
Ontario General Contractors host 15th Construction Symposium
The snow may have disappeared, but there it was still busy at the Blue Mountain Resort, which hosted the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) 15th…
New report outlines how construction can cut jobsite emissions by 75%
A new industry report outlines five practical steps that, when implemented together, could reduce construction jobsite emissions by up to 75 per cent without compromising…
$50M modernization of Oshawa’s Tribute Communities Centre moves forward
The City of Oshawa announced that the $50-million project to modernize the Tribute Communities Centre (TCC) has now been issued for tender, supported by a…
Toronto starts construction on new purpose-built rental homes in the Beaches
The City of Toronto and Cannect Homes marked the start of construction for 90 new affordable and market rental homes in the Beaches. Located at…
Tunnelling officially begins for the downtown segment of the Ontario Line
The Government of Ontario announced tunnelling has begun on the Ontario Line subway project. “The start of tunnelling is a historic milestone for the Ontario…
Coquitlam delivers $37.7M in infrastructure improvements in 2025
The City of Coquitlam announced it invested over $35 million in 2025 on transportation and utility projects focused on maintaining essential services, improving safety and…
Ontario’s six largest public housing providers join forces
For the first time, the largest public housing providers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) are joining forces to support the more than 150,000…
Atlantic construction associations launch new alliance
Construction leaders from across Atlantic Canada have come together to launch the Atlantic Construction Alliance (ACA), a united regional voice strengthening how projects are planned,…
Federal, provincial ministers meet to discuss safety training harmonization
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) pressed the country’s labour ministers to provide the needed political momentum towards the national harmonization of safety standards training in…
Saskatchewan announces projects for annual urban highway program
The Government of Saskatchewan announced upcoming projects in Estevan, North Battleford, Prince Albert and Swift Current supported by the provincial government’s annual Urban Highway Connector…
Canadian construction’s biggest event is coming to Toronto’s waterfront
If you work in construction — or anywhere adjacent to it — SiteSummit 2026 is the event to circle on your calendar. Presented by our…
B.C. breaks ground on new Highway 11 interchange project
The Government of British Columbia announced that major work on the construction of the Highway 11 Interchange project has begun. This work is part of…
CIB backs $1.16B Contrecoeur container terminal in Montreal
Canada’s largest east coast port expansion is moving forward with a $1.16 billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to the Montreal Port Authority…