Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in June 2018. 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 - June 2018

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 – June 2018

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Quebec
Montreal	Residential	NEST Condos	135	$35
		(3 structures; 11 storeys; 97 units) 1200, rue Crescent
		Brivia Group

Ontario
Corunna	Industrial	Nova Chemicals Polyethylene Plant Expansion	*	$1,700
		(2 structures) 804 Rokeby Line
		NOVA Chemicals Corporation

Toronto	Engineering/Civil	Don River and Central Waterfront Project – Coxwell Bypass Tunnel	*	$398
		(1 structure) 9 Leslie St
		City of Toronto

Etobicoke	Residential	Bloor Promenade at Islington Terrace Condominiums – Building Three	600	$104
		(1 structure; 44 storeys; 397 units) Mabelle Ave
		Tridel Group

Markham	Engineering/Civil	Highway 404 – From Major Mackenzie Drive northerly to 1.7 km north of Stouffville Road	*	$59
		(2 structures) Hwy 401
		Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Whitby	Engineering/Civil	Highway 401 – Brock Street Underpass , Harwood Avenue to Thickson Road	*	$53
		(4 structures) Hwy 401
		Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Grimsby	Residential	Aquazul Condominiums – Building One	213	$35
		(1 structure; 6 storeys; 164 units) Casablanca Blvd
		Homes By DeSantis

Manitoba
Winnipeg	Commercial	300 / 330 Main Development	641	$140
		(4 structures; 42 storeys; 6 units) 300 Main St South and 330 Main
		Artis REIT Winnipeg Head Office

Saskatchewan
Spruce Lake	Industrial	Husky Energy – Spruce Lake North and Central – Thermal Bitumen Projects	*	$700
		(1 structure) 6.5 km north of Spruce Lake
		Husky Energy

British Columbia
Vancouver	Commercial	601 West Hastings Office Tower	228	$51
		(3 structures; 25 storeys; 102 units) 601 W Hastings St
		PCI Developments Corp

TOTALS:			1,817	$3,275