Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in August 2019. 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 - August 2019

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 – August 2019

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook	Institutional	Design/Build – Corner Brook Acute Care Hospital Project	600	$750
		(2 structures; 7 storeys; 164 units) Lewin Pkwy
		Department of Transportation and Works/Plenary Group

Quebec
Mont-Royal	Commercial	Royalmount Mega-Mall	4,000	$1,700
		(5 structures; 29 storeys) ave Royalmount
		Carbonleo

Montréal	Commercial	Centre de Transport Bellechasse	648	$254
		(5 structures; 1 storey; 6 units) rue de Bellchasse
		Société de Transport de Montréal – STM

Mont-Royal	Industrial	Design-Build Montréal-Est Organic Material Processing Centre	370	$130
		(3 structures; 4 storeys) autoroute 40
		Ville de Montréal

Ontario
Toronto	Engineering/Civil	Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Integrated Pumping Station – Construction Contract No 2	*	$135
		(2 structures) 9 Leslie St
		City of Toronto

Saskatchewan
Carrot River	Engineering/Civil	EB Campbell Hydroelectric Station Alterations	*	$133
		(1 structure) near Carrot River
		SaskPower

Alberta
Edmonton	Residential	Ice District – Block B/G Mixed Use Development	750	$200
		(4 structures; 43 storeys; 589 units) 102 St NW & 103 Ave NW
		ICE District Properties/ONE Properties/Katz Group

British Columbia
Vancouver	Commercial	Centerm Expansion and South Shore Access Project	43	$454
		(3 structures; 2 storeys) Heatley Ave
		DP World Americas/Vancouver Fraser Port Authority/Port Metro Vancouver

Burnaby	Residential	Concord Brentwood Phase 1B – Hillside East	900	$165
		(2 structure; 55 storeys; 900 units) 4880 Lougheed Hwy
		Concord Pacific

Prince Rupert	Engineering/Civil	Fairview-Ridley Connector Road	*	$100
		(2 structures)
		Prince Rupert Port Authority

TOTALS:			7,311	$4,021