Canadian Jobs Creation Going Gangbusters in August and September

Lowest Core-Aged Male Unemployment Rate in 40 Years On top of the 82,000 net n...

Economic October 11, 2019

Students learn from the pros on Simcoe Trades Tour

For some of the 46 high school students who participated in the day-long Skilled...

Associations , Labour , Others October 11, 2019

Barrie students ponder the trades: ‘I enjoy getting out of bed to go build’

Construction is not for everyone said students attending the Skilled Trades Tour...

Associations , Labour October 11, 2019

RESCON, RCCAO discuss creating climate change fighting coalition

Builders and some unions in Ontario’s residential and civil sectors are looking...

Associations , Others October 11, 2019

Built Green pilot project aimed at increasing housing supply

Built Green Canada has announced a pilot project called the High Density (HD) Re...

Associations , Projects October 11, 2019

$700 million Maestria project breaks ground

MONTREAL—Devimco Immobilier and two partners have broken ground on a $700 millio...

Projects October 11, 2019

Architects invited to take part in Governor General’s Medals in Architecture competition

OTTAWA—The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council...

Others , Projects October 11, 2019

Howe Bridge project wins two P3 awards

WINDSOR, ONT.—The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) has announced it has b...

Infrastructure , Projects October 11, 2019

Canadian Urban Institute names new president and CEO

TORONTO—Mary Rowe has been appointed as the Canadian Urban Institute’s (CUI) sev...

Others , Projects October 11, 2019

Bird Construction awarded Halifax mixed-use development contract

MISSISSAUGA—Bird Construction has announced it has signed a construction managem...

Projects October 11, 2019

More going away than coming from away dampens Newfoundland and Labrador’s near-term outlook

The very popular musical “Come from Away” recounts the story of how the inhabita...

Economic October 10, 2019

U.S. Industry Snapshot – Through 3 Quarters of 2019, Total Nonresidential Construction Starts +3.0%

ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of construction...

Economic October 10, 2019

Tele-operations being considered for construction equipment

Fully-autonomous, robotic vehicles that excavate, grade, load, unload and drive...

Technology October 10, 2019

Agnico Eagle commissions Nunavut gold mine project

TORONTO — Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has announced commissioning of its Amaruq g...

Projects , Resource October 10, 2019

New York’s Central Park Tower world’s tallest residential building at 1,550 feet

NEW YORK CITY — Extell Development Company has announced that Central Park Tower...

Projects October 10, 2019

Medical marijuana use accommodation still an ongoing debate: Experts

As debate swirls around the accuracy of testing methods for marijuana impairment...

OH&S October 10, 2019

Robots for hire, robots to fire: Hirebotics brings human-scale hiring to welding bots

Facing a shortage of skilled welders, construction metal fabricators may have co...

Technology October 10, 2019

McNaughton looks forward to direct engagement with industry through Construction Advisory Panel

It would be difficult to imagine warmer words of praise for Ontario’s constructi...

Associations , Government October 10, 2019

CanaData 2019 tackles staying ahead of construction industry disruptors

Technology is disrupting the construction industry — are you prepared? Gaining...

Economic , Others October 9, 2019

Ford to deliver keynote at P3 2019

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford will deliver a keynote address to 1,200 Cana...

Associations , Government October 9, 2019

Road Building Academy offers unique new paving inspector course

A new paving inspector course being offered at the Ontario Road Builders’ Associ...

Associations , Infrastructure October 9, 2019

PCA announces Renkema to assume leadership role

TORONTO — The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has announced...

Associations October 9, 2019

ORCGA to hold series of forums on late locates

The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) will hold a series of 13 “st...

Associations , Government October 9, 2019

Female millwright praises parents for career support

At 31, Heather Ferguson is one of the top young millwrights in Canada. The King...

Labour October 9, 2019

Gender wage gap narrows to 13.3 per cent but construction not contributing: StatsCan

OTTAWA — Women in their core working years earned on average 13.3 per cent less...

Labour October 8, 2019

CONEXPO Latin America 2019 a success: Organizers

SANTIAGO, CHILE — The CONEXPO Latin America 2019 event held in Santiago, Chile f...

Associations October 8, 2019

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts fell by 2.5 per cent in September

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says the pace of housing start...

Economic October 8, 2019

Procurement Perspectives: Municipal officials accountable for a consultant’s work

The same factors which gave rise to difficulty in drawing up appropriate specifi...

Government October 8, 2019

PHOTO: Windows of Zen

Window installation is moving up the Zen King West Condos on Western Battery Roa...

Projects October 8, 2019

Inside Innovation: Aerial imaging and BIM — a marriage made in heaven

Two of the most exciting developments in construction technology today are the e...

Technology October 8, 2019

CPPIB invests in San Jose office campus project

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has entered into a jo...

Economic October 8, 2019

Omnia breaks ground on new Enticy condos

MONTREAL — The official groundbreaking ceremony for Enticy, the boutique condo p...

Projects October 8, 2019

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