Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in December 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 - December 2019 Graphic

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 – December 2019

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Ontario
North York	Residential	The Ravine Condos – Phase One	450	$81
		(2 structures; 24 storeys; 450 units) 1215 York Mills Rd
		Urban Capital/ALIT Developments

Burlington	Residential	Gallery Condos and Lofts	312	$56
		(5 structures; 23 storeys; 159 units) 421 Brant St
		Carriage Gate Homes

North York	Residential	Saturday in Downsview Park – Mixed-Use Residential (Phase One)	300	$54
		(2 structures; 10 storeys; 287 units) 2995 Keele St
		Mattamy Homes Ltd

Alberta
Edmonton	Commercial	Hyatt House Hotel	*	$70
		(2 structures; 23 storeys; 564 units) 10201 Jasper Ave
		Lighthouse Hospitality Management

Edmonton	Residential	CNIB Building Redevelopment	310	$56
		(5 structures; 32 storeys; 333 units) 10110 120 St
		ONE Properties

British Columbia
Victoria	Residential	Aquara by Element – Seniors Residential Development	150	$88
		(1 structure; 5 storeys; 155 units) 80 Saghalie Rd
		Bayview Place/Focus Equities/Element Lifestyle Retirement

Coquitlam	Residential	The Oaks Multi Residential Development	440	$80
		(3 structures; 6 storeys; 398 units) 702-730 Clarke Rd
		Strand Development

Surrey	Residential	Legion Veterans Village Mixed-Use Development	507	$66
		(4 structures; 46 storeys; 473 units) 13525 105 Ave
		The Royal Canadian Legion/Lark Group

Burnaby	Residential	Eclipse at Lumina Brentwood	276	$50
		(1 structure; 32 storeys; 294 units) 2463 Beta Ave
		Thind Properties

Burnaby	Residential	Crescent Court Apartments & Townhomes	227	$41
		(4 structures; 20 storeys; 199 units) 8725 University Cres
		Liberty Homes Ltd

TOTALS:			2,972	$642

*A square footage measure does not apply for alteration and engineering work.
**The Coastal GasLink project for TransCanada PipeLines (now TC Energy), $6.2 billion in B.C., has been added to September 2019 starts.

Data source and table: ConstructConnect – CanaData.

Trend lines of construction starts in Canada – December 2019
Moving totals of the latest 12 months*
(ConstructConnect Insight Forecast Figures)