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 2023. 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.

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 2023

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Quebec
Alma	Civil/Engineering	Development of the New Industrial Park and Replacement of the Drinking Water Network in the St-Jude Sector	*	$324
		(3 structures) boul St-Jude
		Ville d’Alma

Montréal	Residential	Complex Quad Windsor – Le 750 Peel Rental Apartment Building Construction	475	$300
		(3 structures; 36 storeys; 500 units) 750, rue Peel
		The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd

Montréal	Residential	Rental Apartment Building Construction	300	$190
		(2 structures; 10 storeys; 550 units) 2600, boul Cavendish
		Groupe HD Immobilier/Fiera Immobilier Inc

Ontario
Hamilton	Industrial	Construction of Hamilton Transit Maintenance and Storage Facility – Phase Two	639	$331
		(3 structures; 4 storeys) 281 Birch Ave
		City of Hamilton

Bath	Industrial	Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Plant (RBM)/ Loyalist Township	1,841	$320
		(2 structures; 1 storey) 5218 Taylor Kidd Blvd
		Worley Parsons Canada Services Ltd (Owner’s Rep)

Alberta
Redcliff	Civil/Engineering	Dunmore Solar Project	*	$800
		(1 structure) Township Rd 130
		ASCENT Energy Partners Ltd (Owner’s Rep)

Calgary	Civil/Engineering	Deerfoot Trail Improvements	*	$615
		(3 structures) Multiple Locations
		Alberta Transportation

St Albert	Residential	Riverbank Landing Mixed Use Development	430	$119
		(5 structures; 39 storeys; 360 units) 230 Bellrose Dr
		Boudeau Developments

British Columbia
Vancouver	Residential	Senakw Project – Residential, Commercial Towers – Phase 1	955	$218
		(4 structures; 39 storeys; 1408 units) Chestnut St
		Westbank Projects Corp/Squamish Nation

Victoria	Commercial	Royal BC Museum – Collections and Research Building Project	164	$205
		(2 structures; 1 storey) Royal Bay Development Area
		Infrastructure BC Inc
TOTALS:			4,804	$3,422