News Strabag team wins $190m Toronto tunnelling scheme Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have chosen a team led by Austrian contractor Strabag to design, build and finance a section of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Toronto. The main…
News Ontario to spend $1.5bn refurbishing Canada’s third-biggest nuclear plant Ontario will refurbish a nuclear power station near Toronto to extend its life by 30 years amid rapid growth in demand for electricity. Province-owned company Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will…
Projects 77m-high timber and steel tower going up in Toronto Contractor Pomerleau has started building a 14-storey mass timber and steel building at the University of Toronto. The 77m-high “Academic Wood Tower” near the intersection of Devonshire Place and Bloor…
News Webuild wins Ontario tunnelling contract worth up to €1.3bn Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have picked Italian contractor Webuild and Spain’s FCC to build a portion of the Ontario Line, a mass transit system under construction in Toronto. The two…
News Honda ‘considering’ construction of $14bn EV complex in Ontario Japanese automotive company Honda is considering building a $13.8bn EV complex in Canada, reports Nikkei Asia. The project, which may include a battery factory and an assembly plant, would be…
News Calgary approves $880m biofuels plant The Canadian city of Calgary has approved plans to build a US$880m biofuel plant developed by Green Impact Partners. The company said the decision followed two years of technical and…
News Ontario to ban Canadian experience requirement amid skills shortage The government of the Canadian province of Ontario this month promised legislation that would ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience in job advertisements and application forms. The law is…
News “Healing” medical training facility for University of Toronto Dutch architect MVRDV and Canada’s Diamond Schmitt have designed a building for the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus. The project will give the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health…
Projects Montreal’s new bridges made with 70,000 wine bottles Canadian architect Provencher_Roy is toasting the completion of a pair of bridges it designed in Montreal made with concrete 10% comprised of ground, recycled glass. Calling it a world first,…
News Three teams in running for Vancouver’s $3bn Massey Tunnel The province of British Columbia has shortlisted three consortia to design and build a replacement for the George Massey Tunnel on the southern outskirts of Vancouver. The US$3bn tunnel, first…
News Northvolt to build $5bn lithium-ion gigafactory in Quebec Swedish battery maker Northvolt has announced plans for a $5bn lithium-ion gigafactory near the Canadian city of Montreal. The Northvolt Six plant will be capable of producing 60GWh of cells…
News SNC-Lavalin wins first big EV-related project in Canada Canada’s SNC-Lavalin has won a C$141m initial works contract to prepare for a C$1.2bn cathode-active-material plant in Bécancour, Québec that will produce components for Ford electric vehicle batteries.
News Construction paused at Vancouver airport after Musqueam artefacts discovered Construction work at Vancouver International Airport has been paused after the discovery of artefacts belonging to the Musqueam first nations group. The pieces are reported by Global News Canada as…
News Three teams in running for Canada’s largest infrastructure project Three consortiums have made the shortlist for a programme of rail work that aims to improve service between Québec City, Trois-Rivières, Montréal, Ottawa, Peterborough and Toronto, adding 1,000km of track…
News Canada’s Inuit heritage centre inspired by wind-swept snowdrifts A team led by Denmark’s Dorte Mandrup Architects has won a competition to design the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre, to be built in the Canadian city of Iqaluit. The 5,500…
Companies Aecom hires former deputy minister to lead engineering in BC Aecom has appointed Eduards Miska as director of engineering in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). Based in the Victoria office, he brings 30 years of experience with the…
Companies Turner & Townsend acquires Canada’s Cavalieri & Associates UK-headquartered consultant Turner & Townsend has acquired Canada’s Cavalieri & Associates Ltd., a project and development manager specialising in commercial and industrial construction. With offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto,…
News Ontario starts process of building first reactor in a generation The Canadian province of Ontario has begun pre-development work with nuclear operator Bruce Power to build the first nuclear reactor in the country in a generation. It’s planned for the…