Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in November 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.

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 – November 2021

REGION (East to West)	TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION	DESCRIPTION	Sq. Ft. 000s	Dollars 000,000s
Quebec
Terrebonne	Engineering/Civil	New Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plant	*	$135
		(2 structures) Boulevard De La Pinière O
		Ville de Terrebonne

Ontario
Geraldton	Engineering/Civil	Greenstone Gold Mine	38	$1,530
		(4 structures; 1 storey) Hwy 584
		Equinox Gold

Thornhill	Residential	Promenade Park Towers – Mixed Use Residential Towers A & B	721	$144
		(3 structures; 37 storeys; 757 units) 1 Promenade Cir
		Liberty Development Corp

Brampton	Residential	Torbram Countryside Crossing in Mayfield Townhouses	345	$70
		(2 structures; 3 storeys; 230 units) Countryside Dr & Torbram Rd
		Digram Developments Ltd

Richmond Hill	Residential	The Hill on Bayview Stacked Townhouses	324	$65
		(1 structure; 3 storeys; 226 units) 930 Elgin Mills Rd E
		Armour Heights Developments Inc

Burlington	Engineering/Civil	Reconstruction of Dundas Street (Reg. Rd. 5) from Appleby Line (Reg. Rd. 20) to 288m West of Tremaine Road (Reg. Rd. 22)	*	$61
		(1 structure) Dundas St
		Halton Region

Alberta
Cochrane	Engineering/Civil	NGTL (Nova Gas Transmission Ltd) – West Path Delivery Program	*	$1,200
		(3 structures) Multiple Locations
		TC Energy (parent of NGTL)

Oyen	Engineering/Civil	Lanfine Wind Energy Project	*	$350
		(1 structure) Range Rd 45 & Township Rd 274
		Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC

Hanna	Engineering/Civil	Garden Plain Wind Project	*	$195
		(1 structure)
		TransAlta

Calgary	Residential	Uxborough Mixed Use Development – Phase 1	346	$81
		(2 structures; 22 storeys; 203 units) 1941 Uxbridge Dr NW
		Western Securities Ltd
TOTALS:			1,774	$3,831