Labour

CCPPP P3 awards nominations open

TORONTO — The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is search...

Projects June 19, 2019

SNC-Lavalin wins UK track upgrade contract

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says its Atkins business has won a contract to...

Economic , Infrastructure June 19, 2019

SNC-Lavalin CEO steps aside as board eyes new direction

MONTREAL — Neil Bruce’s tenure as CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. came to an end o...

Economic June 19, 2019

CCCL conference examines modern construction law landscape from trends to access to justice

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONT.  — More than 85 fellows, guest speakers and panellists...

Government June 19, 2019

Altree collaborates with TRCA on steep Highland Creek mid-rise project site

Altree Developments has announced a new mid-rise project for a three-acre proper...

Projects June 19, 2019

Design for Château Laurier addition meets resistance — again

A controversial design being proposed for an addition to the Château Laurier hot...

Projects June 19, 2019

PCL award-winning team renews BCIT infrastructure

The B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) is poised to expand over the next 20 yea...

Infrastructure , Projects June 19, 2019

Enbridge pipeline project hits another Minnesota obstacle

MINNEAPOLIS - Enbridge Energy's plan to replace an aging crude oil pipeline that...

Government , Resource June 19, 2019

Freightliner constructing Manitoba’s largest truck dealership

Freightliner Manitoba Ltd, the province’s highest-volume truck dealer, has been...

Projects June 19, 2019

Regulator disciplines engineer for not meeting building code on B.C. highrise

Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC), which regulates and governs...

Associations June 19, 2019

Alberta government responds to regulator questions on Springbank Reservoir project

CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s transportation ministry has released an 8,000 page do...

Government , Infrastructure June 19, 2019

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets second green light from Ottawa

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Canada's controversial Trans Mountai...

Government , Resource June 18, 2019

Mid-June Economic Nuggets Focusing on Retail, Inflation and Housing Starts

Immediately prior to the mid-point of 2019 − and where did the front half of th...

Economic June 18, 2019

Industry Voices: Vancouver housing price reductions are ‘uncharted territory’

In February 2018, B.C.’s Finance Minister Carole James announced that it was the...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure June 18, 2019

Toronto to vote on construction employer status

A vote on the construction employer provision contained in Bill 66 looms today a...

Associations , Government , Labour June 18, 2019

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – May 2019

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction industry project star...

Economic June 18, 2019

Procurement Perspectives: Checks and balances need to influence procurement

It is important to note that even if commitments to openness, transparency and f...

Government June 18, 2019

Sticks to Bricks initiative shoots to have players score a post hockey career in building trades

A new initiative is matching retiring hockey players with careers in the skilled...

Labour June 18, 2019

ADF signs $165 million in major U.S. steel deals

TERREBONNE, QUE. — ADF Group Inc. has announced it has signed $165 million in de...

Economic , Resource June 18, 2019

Centre Block renos unearth Ottawa’s military past

Stephen Jarrett, wearing a white hardhat, safety glasses and reflective construc...

Government , Projects June 18, 2019

Manitoba establishes mining advisory committee

WINNIPEG, MAN. - The government of Manitoba announced it is establishing a commi...

Government , Resource , Uncategorized June 18, 2019

Unfilled construction jobs reach record level

Vacancy rates for construction jobs are reaching record levels, new data shows....

Economic , Labour June 18, 2019

Shutdown, cuts at B.C. pulp and sawmills add to forestry job losses

VANCOUVER - Canfor Pulp Products is temporarily shutting down one of its norther...

Economic , Resource June 18, 2019

Oil and gas sector cautious as clock ticks down to Trans Mountain decision

CALGARY - Observers on the front lines of Western Canada's oil and gas sector ar...

Government , Resource June 17, 2019

No business case for Trans Mountain expansion, says former environment minister

VANCOUVER - A former Liberal environment minister is urging Prime Minister Justi...

Government , Infrastructure , Resource June 17, 2019

$40 million for pair of new OPP detachments

ORILLIA, ONT. — The Ontario Government is investing $40 million into the constru...

Infrastructure June 17, 2019

Montreal-Boston corridor funding announced

PIKE RIVER, QUE. — Representatives of the federal and Quebec governments have an...

Infrastructure June 17, 2019

Obama centre construction can move forward

CHICAGO — Plans to build Barack Obama’s $500 million presidential centre on Chic...

Projects June 17, 2019

PHOTO: Keeping It Under Wraps

Work on the residential towers moves up at the site of the historic Loblaw Groce...

Projects June 17, 2019

Lifted steel tariffs welcomed by industry stakeholders

An agreement between Canada and the U.S. to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum i...

Associations , Government June 17, 2019

Communicating benefits key to earning adoption of change, technology: experts

The key to spearheading change when it comes to technology is getting buy-in and...

Technology June 17, 2019

Richmond seizes low-carbon energy opportunities

Over the past decade the City of Richmond has built one of the country’s biggest...

Infrastructure , Technology June 17, 2019

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