Associations
North America’s largest construction trade show less than two months away
North America’s largest construction trade show less than two months away
MILWAUKEE – CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, the largest trade show in North America for construction, concrete, aggregates, asphalt, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and related industries is less than two months away from opening. More than 2.5 million squ...
Associations , Technology
Manitoba Heavy urges Winnipeg to prioritize road repairs
WINNIPEG, MAN. - The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is concerned...
Associations , Infrastructure
Alberta Building Trades calls on Ottawa to approve Frontier
CALGARY, ALTA. - The Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) is calling on government t...
Associations , Government , Labour , Resource
Alberta aggregate association raises regulatory concerns
The Alberta Sand and Gravel Association (ASGA) is concerned about the regulatory...
Associations , Government
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Construction stakeholders applaud B.C. Supreme Court Trans Mountain decision
B.C.’s construction leaders are elated with news that the Trans Mountain pipelin...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Your Top JOC headlines: Jan. 13 to Jan. 17
This week’s JOC headlines include Evan Siddall stepping down as head of the CMHC...
Economic , Government , Others , Projects , Technology
Pavement contractors should be involved earlier in highway design process: Expert
An American transportation consultant with strong opinions on the correct way to...
Infrastructure
Standardization champion retires from CANC/IEC
OTTAWA — Jacques Regis’s term as president of Canada’s national committee to the...
Others
Germany announces plans to spend $125 billion on rail in next decade
BERLIN — The German government has announced it will spend 86 billion euros ($12...
Infrastructure
Worker critically injured in explosion at steel fabrication facility in Sudbury, Ont.
TORONTO — Noront Steel (1981) Ltd. has been fined $70,000 after a worker receive...
OH&S
ACO Queen’s Park advocacy day looks to shift thinking on heritage buildings
Architectural Conservancy Ontario (ACO) is hosting its fifth annual Heritage Adv...
Associations , Government
$20-million reno of University of Guelph’s MacKinnon Building underway
Work is underway at the University of Guelph on the renovation of the MacKinnon...
Projects
Alberta women’s shelter group and safety association partner on domestic violence detection
The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) has partnered with the Alberta Co...
OH&S
Supreme Court dismisses B.C.’s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia's move to regula...
Government , Resource
Seven Mid-January Economic Nuggets
The following are economic ‘nuggets’ gleaned from the latest public...
Economic
Sponsored Content: Tips for Red Seal Exam Challenge
Taking exams is nerve-wracking. It is especially dreadful for adult test-takers...
Labour
Inside Innovation: In praise of older buildings
Issuing predictions for a new year, let alone a new decade, is a mug’s game. How...
Technology
Charges set in Halifax worksite falling death
HALIFAX — A foreman and the company that employed him are facing charges under N...
OH&S
LIUNA targets property near Eglinton LRT for highrise residences
TORONTO — Fengate Asset Management and Freed Developments Ltd. have announced th...
Projects
PHOTO: One Scoop, Two Scoop
Excavating work is moving along for the Stockyards District Residences on St. Cl...
Projects
Strong growth in office construction predicted for Canada in 2020
TORONTO — Avison Young predicts strong growth in construction of office spaces i...
Economic
New Ontario trade recruitment campaign called a ‘smart first step,’ by industry
Ontario construction stakeholders praised the government’s new marketing campaig...
Government , Labour
Siddall to step down as head of CMHC at year end, not seeking term extension
OTTAWA - Evan Siddall, the outspoken head of Canada's housing agency, will step...
Economic , Government
Rental housing on the rise in British Columbia
VICTORIA, B.C. – BC Housing has released new data indicating purpose-built renta...
Economic , Government
Calgary releases event centre agreement details
CALGARY, ALTA. - The City of Calgary announced it has released the details of th...
Government , Projects
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion
OTTAWA - The B.C. government will ask Canada's high court Thursday to give it au...
Government , Resource
Ontario’s economic performance gets a “C” in 2019; it should do better in 2020
We gave Ontario’s overall economic performance during 2019 a “C”. This grade is...
Economic
Software can help develop a construction safety culture
Leading construction companies are turning to technology to develop new corporat...
Technology
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Building, financing Nova Scotia highways using P3s a sensible approach
When the Nova Scotia government announced plans to build another highway using t...
Government , Infrastructure
Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, unemployment rate falls
OTTAWA — The Canadian job market bounced back in December to post a gain of 35,2...
Economic
Call for entries for Canstruction Toronto 2020
TORONTO — Registration is now open for the 21st annual Canstruction Toronto desi...
Others
Inquests called looking at three construction deaths
TORONTO — Inquests have been called into three separate deaths resulting from co...
OH&S
Atlantic Heavy Equipment show set for April 2 and 3
MONCTON, N.B. — The Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show is returning to the Moncton Co...
Technology
PHOTO: Condo Concrete
A concrete bucket gets a hoist up the Blue Diamond at Imperial Plaza Condominium...
Projects
Hard hat inventor among 2020 National Inventors Hall of Fame class of inductees
LAS VEGAS — The late Edward W. Bullard, inventor of the hard hat is one of 22 in...
Others
Master urban designer earns Order of Canada nod
The design mastermind behind many of Toronto’s most notable developments and pub...
Government
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Canadians fire back at UN criticism
CALGARY, ALTA. – The United Nations is taking heat after its Committee on the El...
Government , Projects , Resource
Sponsored Content: Safety inspections enter the digital realm – PCL’s new HSE Hazard Safety Inspection app delivers on the promise of artificial intelligence
Imagine a safety inspection app so powerful that it can tell the difference betw...
OH&S , Technology
Construction industry touched by Iranian plane tragedy
WINNIPEG, MAN. — Among the Canadians killed in a downed plane in Iran are severa...
Associations , Government
2020 National Building Code proposes encapsulated mass timber construction
Mass timber construction (MTC) in Canada is putting pressure on building codes t...
Government
Sponsored Content: CSA Group’s infection control training for health care facility construction, renovation, and maintenance projects
Construction, renovation, and maintenance of health care facilities bring specif...
OH&S
Bentall tragedy marked by construction community
VANCOUVER - A tragic accident that took four construction workers lives almost 4...
Labour , OH&S
Alberta Building Trades calls on Ottawa to approve Frontier
CALGARY, ALTA. - The Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) is calling on government t...
Associations , Government , Labour , Resource
Developers face triple-digit DCC increase in Saanich, B.C.
Development cost charges (DCCs) in Saanich, B.C. are set to skyrocket which coul...