Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in November 2020. Also included is the latest trend graph on starts. This looks at 12-month moving totals of the civil and non-residential building categories in Canada.

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph - November 2020

There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when job-site work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, they highlight geographically where major construction projects are proceeding.

Also, total construction activity is comprised of many small and medium-sized projects and a limited number of large developments. But the largest projects, simply by their nature, can dramatically affect total dollar and square footage volumes. In other words, the timing and size of these projects have an exaggerated influence on market forecasts.

Top 10 construction projects of the month – November 2020

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Quebec
Montréal	Engineering/Civil	Design-Construction-Funding – Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Upgrades	*	$1,142
		(2 structures) Autoroute 25
		Société Québecoise des Infrastructures

Montréal	Engineering/Civil	Tunnels Ville-Marie and Viger of A-720 (Montreal) Major Repairs	*	$1,000
		Autoroute 720
		Ministère des Transports du Québec

Chambly	Institutional	École de Chambly Addition	350	$158
		(2 structures; 3 storeys) 535 Boul Brassard
		Société Québecoise des Infrastructures

Ontario
Orleans	Residential	Cardinal Creek – Mixed-Use Residential Development	2,205	$400
		(2 structures; 3 storeys; 1850 units) 1211 Old Montreal Rd
		Tamarack Developments Corp

Pickering	Residential	Universal City Condos – Towers 2 and 3	683	$126
		(3 structures; 30 storeys; 683 units) 1235 Bayly St
		Chestnut Hill Homes

Cobourg	Institutional	New Golden Plough Lodge and Northumberland County Archives and Museum Redevelopment	195	$86
		(4 structures, 3 storeys; 180 units) 983 Burnham St
		County of Northumberland

Ottawa	Residential	Anand Private Residential Towers	463	$85
		(3 structures; 23 storeys, 362 units) 655 Anand Private
		Manor Park Management Inc

Alberta
Medicine Hat	Engineering/Civil	Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Project	*	$200
		(1 structure)
		Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada (BHE)

Calgary	Institutional	Calgary Complex Continuing Care Facility – Bridgeland Riverside Continuing Care Centre	270	$110
		(3 structures; 5 storeys; 200 units) 1165 Centre Ave NE
		Alberta Infrastructure

British Columbia
Chetwynd	Engineering/Civil	Enbridge Spruce Ridge Program: Natural Gas Pipeline Loop Project	*	$100
		(1 structure)
		Enbridge Inc

TOTALS:			4,166	$3,407