Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in September 2020. 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 - September 2020

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 – September 2020

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Ontario
Gogama	Engineering/Civil	Cote Gold Project	*	$900
		(2 structures)
		IAMGOLD Corportation

Mississauga	Residential	M City Community – Phase Three (M3)	1,300	$240
		(4 structures; 82 storeys; 949 units) 3980 Confederation Pkwy
		Urban Capital (Owner’s Rep)

Toronto	Residential	The United BLDG – University Avenue Mixed-Use Condominiums	807	$150
		(4 structures; 55 storeys; 759 units) 481 University Ave
		DavPart

Ajax	Industrial	Amazon Distribution Centre / Ajax (Building A)	1,003	$120
		(1 structure; 1 storey) Salem Rd & Rossland Rd E
		Blackwell Partners (Developer)

Concord	Residential	CG Tower – Expo City Tower Five	510	$94
		(3 structures; 60 storeys; 554 units) 2920 Hwy 7
		The Cortel Group

Kingston	Engineering/Civil	Kingston Dock and Ontario Street – Grading, Drainage, Granular Base, Hot Mix Pavement, Electrical, Structural, Mechanical, Buildings, Facilities, Communications/IT, SCADA	*	$83
		(4 structures) 55 Ontario St
		Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

Saskatchewan
Pasqua	Engineering/Civil	Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant (BPWTP) Renewal Design-Build Services	*	$224
		(2 structures) SK-301
		Buffalo Pound Water Treatment

Alberta
Lac Ste. Anne County	Engineering/Civil	Cascade Power Project	*	$1,500
		AB-47
		Kineticor Resource Corp

Red Deer	Institutional	Red Deer Justice Centre	313	$140
		(3 structures; 9 storeys) 4811 49 St
		Alberta Infrastructure

British Columbia
Vancouver	Residential	Oakridge Centre Redevelopment – Phase 1 (Buildings 3 and 4)	936	$166
		(6 structures; 74 storeys; 504 units) 688 W 41 Ave
		Westbank Projects Corp/QualReal Property Group

TOTALS:			2,135	$1,437

*A square footage measure does not apply for alteration and engineering work.
Footnote: August’s Canadian Top 10 list should have included $3.5 billion for the Alberta portion of the Keystone XL Pipeline project to the U.S. border, TC Energy.

Data source and table: ConstructConnect – CanaData.

Trend lines of construction starts in Canada – September 2020
Moving totals of the latest 12 months*
(ConstructConnect Insight Forecast Figures)