The Toronto Community Benefits Network in partnership with community, labour, and construction industry partners is launching the first annual province-wide Building Diversity Awards (BDA) and Recognition Program.
Tag: Ontario
Diamond Schmitt-designed Ontario rec centre opens
(10/27/2020)
The new Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre (OTCC), a health and wellness facility designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, is set to serve the needs of the Oakville (Ont.) community as a gathering place for groups...
Mississauga’s tallest tower breaks ground
(10/21/2020)
M City, a multi-billion dollar mixed-use community development in Mississauga, Ont., has broken ground on its third and tallest tower, M3. The building was designed by Canadian firm IBI Group. M3 will soar to...
Construction of York University’s Markham Centre Campus formally began with a groundbreaking event at the site for the $275.5-million project in Markham, Ont., and is expected to open in fall 2023. The Ontario government announced...
Ont. hospital one step closer to opening
(09/23/2020)
A substantial portion of the construction of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first new hospital to be built in Ontario in more than 30 years, has been completed, reported Mackenzie Health. The milestone signals the...
The Ontario government has launched the Accelerated Build Pilot Program to enable the construction of two new long-term care homes in Mississauga, Ont., in a matter of months, instead of years. By working with...
Ground has broken on the newest Amazon fulfillment centre in Canada, set to be completed in 2021. Located within the CitiGate Corporate Business Park in Barrhaven, the new fulfillment centre will be the second...
Investment in building construction plunged 45.9 per cent to $8.4 billion in April compared with the previous month, according to Statistics Canada. Previously, the largest national decline on record for the current series (which...
The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) has released the Coronavirus Contractors Survey 2: Restart & Recovery to provide insight on how the construction industry is restarting and recovering from the initial effects of the coronavirus...
Ontario allows all construction work to resume
(05/19/2020)
As part of the first stage of its reopening framework, the Ontario government will allow all construction activities to resume, provided the general trend on health indicators continues to improve.