Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in October 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 - October 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 – October 2021

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Nova Scotia
Goodwood	Industrial	Evergreen Place Organics Processing Facility	*	$289
		(1 structure) 61 Evergreen
		Halifax Regional Municipality

Quebec
Montréal	Residential	Quartier des Lumières – Auguste & Louis Condominium Apartment Building Phase 1	250	$80
		(3 structures; 14 storeys; 265 units) 1400, boul René-Lévesque E
		Groupe Mach

Terrebonne	Institutional	Construction of a New Intermunicipal Police Headquarters in Terrebonne / Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines / Bois-des-Filion	96	$69
		(3 structures; 3 storeys) av Claude Léveillée
		Ville de Terrebonne

Ontario
Markham	Residential	Springwater Townhouses – Phase 1	775	$155
		(1 structure; 2 storeys; 486 units) 3319 Elgin Mills Rd E
		Mattamy Homes Ltd

Barrie	Residential	Dean Avenue Rental Apartment Building / Barrie	334	$67
		(2 structures; 9 storeys; 199 units) 70 Dean Ave
		Grandview Homes/BOST Group

Unionville	Engineering/Civil	16th Avenue Sanitary Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation (Phase 2)	*	$67
		(3 structures) 16th Ave
		Regional Municipality of York

Saskatchewan
Jansen	Industrial	Jansen Potash Project	*	$7,500
		(1 structure)
		BHP Potash

Alberta
Edson	Engineering/Civil	Edson Mainline Expansion	*	$509
		(1 structure) Multiple locations
		Nova Gas Transmission Ltd/TC Energy

Taber	Engineering/Civil	Prairie Sunlight I Solar Project	*	$125
		(1 structure)
		Solar Krafte Utilities

Enchant	Engineering/Civil	Capital Power – Enchant Solar Project	*	$105
		(1 structure)
		Capital Power Corporation
TOTALS:			1,455	$8,966