Alberta risks missing out on $5.8B in GDP and 24,000 jobs due to building supply chain issues
A new report finds a resilient but under-supported supply chain is contributing to slowing Alberta’s progress toward energy security and housing affordability. As the federal government moves to double Canada’s electricity generation over two decades through its forthcoming National Electricity Strategy, this report…
24 Infrastructure Projects to Advance Across Manitoba During 2026 Construction Season
The Manitoba government has officially launched the 2026 construction season with an investment of more than $585 million across 24 infrastructure projects aimed at improving transportation networks, strengthening trade corridors, and enhancing road safety throughout the province. Announced by Transportation and…
PCL Construction awarded contract to advance Green Line LRT Maintenance and Storage Facility
PCL Construction has been awarded a contract for the Green Line LRT SE Project in Calgary, advancing construction of the Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF), a critical component of the city’s future light rail transit system. The multi-building facility will support…
Summit Steel Buildings partners with the B.C. Lions for their 2026 football campaign
The B.C. Lions’ “Draft-A-Lion” program is an annual sponsorship where local companies are paired with a particular player for the full season. The company’s support is recognised alongside the player for both their on- and off-field accomplishments. Together, they champion club…
Eliminating Tipper Trailer Rollover Risks on Active Job Sites
For heavy civil and infrastructure contractors, discharging aggregates, asphalt, or excavation waste on uneven ground or in high winds presents an inherent safety hazard: trailer rollover. Traditional tipping bodies alter a vehicle’s center of gravity during discharge, increasing liability and job…
CAMH Marks Topping Off Milestone for Temerty Discovery Centre and Waverley House
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has reached a significant milestone in its historic campus redevelopment with the topping off of the Temerty Discovery Centre and the Waverley House Secure Care & Recovery Building at its Queen Street campus…
RONA named one of the best workplaces in retail and hospitality in Canada
RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers, operating and servicing over 425 corporate and affiliated stores, is recognized for the very first time as one of the Best Workplaces in the Retail and Hospitality category. Awarded by Great Place…
When to Conduct a Heat Stress Assessment
As heat risks continue to rise across Ontario workplaces, many employers are uncertain when a formal heat stress assessment is necessary. This guide explains key indicators, regulatory expectations, and how early assessment can help reduce risk, improve worker safety, and demonstrate…
7 signs your construction company has an inventory problem (and what to do about it)
Most contractors don’t have a warehouse problem; they have a job-costing problem. Parts walk off trucks, get used but never charged to the job, and you reorder materials you already own. Your margin disappears where you can’t see it. Here are…
What Makes a Safety Form People Actually Finish
What’s inside a safety form that people actually finish? Seven small design choices, drawn from teams with the highest completion rates: shorter questions, multiple choice, photo fields, pre-filling, one question per mobile screen, an optional final field, and a friendly confirmation.…
Stop Quoting Blind: Data-Driven Construction Estimating
Your estimate was careful and still lost money. Data-driven construction estimating finds the wrong number behind every bad bid before you submit the next one. Here’s a pattern I’ve watched play out the same way more times than I can count,…
Why Disconnected Procurement Tools Cost More Than You Think
Materials arrive late. Invoices skip three-way matching. Scope changes reach the ledger before anyone flags the overrun. These problems trace back to procurement, receiving, and cost tracking running in separate systems. An integrated ERP links purchase orders to budgets, delivery records…
Your Best Customer Found You by Accident. That Should Worry You.
By Susan Jones, Co-Founder, WebMax Canada Ask most owners running a manufacturing shop, a heavy construction outfit, or an industrial services company how their best customer found them, and you’ll usually get some version of the same answer: a referral, a…
Canadian Building Construction Investment Rises to $23.6 Billion in April
Statistics Canada reports that total investment in building construction increased by $540.8 million, or 2.3%, to reach $23.6 billion in April, driven primarily by continued growth in residential construction activity. Compared with April 2025, total investment in building construction rose 7.8%,…
New Measuring Main Streets Tools Reveal Transit Potential for 4.4 Million Homes Across Canada
The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) has unveiled a major expansion of its Measuring Main Streets (MMS) platform, introducing new national datasets and analytical tools designed to help governments, developers, planners, and policymakers better align transit investments with housing development and community…