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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph - April 2021

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph - April 2021

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in April 2021. 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 - April 2021

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 – April 2021
REGION
(East to
West)
TYPE OF
CONSTRUCTION
DESCRIPTION
Sq. Ft.
000s
Dollars
000,000s
Quebec        
Verdun Institutional Hôpital de Verdun Addition and Renovation Phase 1 306 $150
    (4 structures; 5 storeys; 147 units) 4000, boul LaSalle    
    Société Québecoise des Infrasturtures    
         
Ontario        
Kleinburg Commercial LIUNA – Local 183 Office Headquarters 450 $125
    (2 structures; 6 storeys) 8500 Huntington Rd    
    LIUNA – Laborers’ International Union of North America    
         
Chatham Engineering/Civil Highway 401 Widening – Tilbury to Merlin Road * $68
    (2 structures) Hwy 401    
    Ministry of Transportation of Ontario    
         
Casselman Engineering/Civil Highway 417 – Grading, Drainage, Granular Base, Hot Mix Paving, Concrete Paving, Structural, and Electrical * $53
    (3 structures) Hwy 417    
    Ministry of Transportation Ontario    
         
Alberta        
Medicine Hat Engineering/Civil Generating Unit 17 Gas Turbine Generator * $66
    (1 structure) 5270 Box Springs Rd NW    
    City of Medicine Hat    
         
Lethbridge Commercial Lethbridge and District Exhibition Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre 268 $62
    (2 structures; 2 storeys) 3401 Parkside Dr S    
    Lethbridge & District Exhibition    
         
Calgary Institutional North Calgary High School * $54
    (2 structures; 2 storeys) 12500 Harvest Hills Blvd N    
    Calgary Board of Education    
         
Calgary Engineering/Civil Stoney Trail – Widening and Replacement of the Eastbound Stoney Trail Bridge over the Bow River * $48
    (1 structure) Stoney Trail SE    
    Alberta Transportation    
         
British Columbia        
New Westminster Commercial New Westminster Aquatic & Community Centre 115 $106
    (2 structures; 1 storey) 65 E Sixth Ave    
    City of New Westminster    
         
Yukon        
Old Crow Residential Old Crow Health and Wellness Centre and Yukon Housing Ten-Plex Project 17 $45
    (2 structures; 3 storeys; 10 units) Multiple Locations    
    Government of Yukon    
         
TOTALS:     1,156 $777
 
*A square footage measure does not apply for alteration and engineering work.
Data source and table: ConstructConnect – CanaData.
Trend lines of construction starts in Canada – April 2021
Moving totals of the latest 12 months*
(ConstructConnect Insight Forecast Figures)
Trend lines of construction starts in Canada – April 2021
*For example, the April 2021 figure is the sum of the monthly numbers for May 2020 through April 2021.
Data source and chart: ConstructConnect Insight – CanaData.

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