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Ford spotlights Highway 413 as top priority
Ford spotlights Highway 413 as top priority
The Ontario government is emphatically signalling that the province’s next major roadway, the six-lane, 52-kilometre Highway 413 northwest of Toronto, is right near the top of its list of project priorities. On April 30 the Doug Ford-led government gathe...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: April 29 to May 3
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news one tunnel boring machine has brok...
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Moving ‘FAST’: Ontario introduces job matching platform and apprenticeship pathway
BRAMPTON, ONT. — A new apprenticeship pathway and an online job matching platfor...
Government , Labour
Mississauga approves first 8,000 units for Lakeview Village project
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Mississauga City Council has approved a plan of subdivision...
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Ford spotlights Highway 413 as top priority
The Ontario government is emphatically signalling that the province’s next major...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: April 29 to May 3
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news one tunnel boring machine has brok...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Moving ‘FAST’: Ontario introduces job matching platform and apprenticeship pathway
BRAMPTON, ONT. — A new apprenticeship pathway and an online job matching platfor...
Government , Labour
Mississauga approves first 8,000 units for Lakeview Village project
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Mississauga City Council has approved a plan of subdivision...
Government , Projects
Hatch to help deliver major Peruvian irrigation project
OTTAWA — Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) has signed a government-to-govern...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: The frustration of suing the federal government for payment
Central Welding found itself in a challenging position. It was subcontracted for...
Government
New Brunswick unveils Skilled Trades NB
MONCTON, N.B. — The Government of New Brunswick has launched Skilled Trades NB,...
Government , Labour
Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
CALEDON, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buyin...
Government , Infrastructure
Trudeau promises to protect local construction jobs — and to hold EV plants to it
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will do everything he can to protect loca...
Government , Labour
HAF could smooth over labour demand or trigger a spike
Funds flowing to accelerate construction of affordable and rental housing could...
Government , Labour
Procurement Perspectives: Adequate resources need to be invested in procurement
Municipal procurement is a challenging environment. Municipalities lack the com...
Government
Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history
ST. JOHN'S -Â Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Lack of vision among governments hindering Ontario housing targets
Judging by the current state of affairs in the residential construction industry...
Associations , Government
Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a half-billion-dollar development that...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
The devil’s in the details of federal funding for Toronto housing
How many dollars of federal funding will directly create new housing units depen...
Economic , Government
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
ALLISTON, ONT. - Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to...
Government , Projects , Technology
Former SNC-Lavalin executive sentenced to prison term in bridge bribery case
MONTREAL — A former SNC-Lavalin executive has been sentenced to three-and-a-half...
Government
Legal Notes: The liability potential for legal counsel with frivolous liens
The liability consequences can spread beyond the party launching a lien, if it i...
Government
Federal housing money too little too late for some stakeholders
The federal government’s $4 billion national Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is “...
Associations , Government
What are the top legal challenges for construction in 2024?
The top legal challenges contractors will face this year include insolvencies, p...
Government
Land and development issues mire affordable Vancouver housing
Vancouver’s affordable housing deficit is mired in development issues, land shor...
Economic , Government
Changes to Ontario One Call system come into effect May 1
TORONTO — There will be several new changes on Ontario’s One Call system effecti...
Government , OH&S
Private sector and public sector comparisons in procurement
Private and public sector procurement departments are run in an entirely differe...
Government
Ontario pension reform won’t hurt benefits: construction experts
An overhaul of Ontario’s multi-employer pension system that’s currently in the w...
Government , Labour
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with policies to jump-start housing market
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday th...
Government , US News
Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, sources say
TORONTO - Honda Canada is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant near it...
Government , Projects , Technology
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects , US News
Applications being accepted for IESO’s Indigenous Energy Support Program
TORONTO - The 2024 intake window for the Independent Electricity System Operator...
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Ontario stakeholders: 2024 Federal budget falls short for construction
Despite providing new spending to build houses, the 2024 federal budget fails to...
Associations , Government
Ottawa plans to sell historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housing
AMHERST, N.S. — The federal government has announced plans to sell the historic,...
Government , Projects
Stakeholders praise housing focus but cite budget gaps
°µÍø½ûÇøion stakeholders found lots to like in the Justin Trudeau government’s...
Associations , Government
Your top DCN headlines: April 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature coverage of the 2024 federal budget in...
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Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming y...
Projects
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Projects
Ontario pension reform won’t hurt benefits: construction experts
An overhaul of Ontario’s multi-employer pension system that’s currently in the w...
Government , Labour
Ontario stakeholders: 2024 Federal budget falls short for construction
Despite providing new spending to build houses, the 2024 federal budget fails to...
Associations , Government
Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
CALEDON, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buyin...
Government , Infrastructure
JLL reports Toronto office vacancy rate continues to rise
TORONTO — A new report from commercial real estate firm JLL suggests there may n...
Economic
Changes to Ontario One Call system come into effect May 1
TORONTO — There will be several new changes on Ontario’s One Call system effecti...