The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in November 2017. 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.
| REGION (East to West) |
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Sq. Ft.
000s |
Dollars
000,000s |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | ||||
| Corner Brook | Medical | Corner Brook Long Term Care Facility | 600 | $120 |
| (2 structures; 5 storeys; 145 units) Corporal Pinksen Memorial Dr | ||||
| Department of Transportation and Works | ||||
| New Brunswick | ||||
| Bathurst | Medical | Chaleur Regional Hospital Addition Interior Fit-Up - Contract #4 | * | $77 |
| (4 structures) 1750 Sunset Dr | ||||
| New Brunswick Transporation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Quebec | ||||
| Brossard | Residential | LUM Pur Fleuve Phase I | 114 | $39 |
| (2 structures; 15 storeys; 234 units) 8300, boul du St-Laurent | ||||
| PUR Immobilia | ||||
| Montréal | Community | Canada Formula 1 Grand Prix Infrastructure Upgrades - Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit | * | $32 |
| (2 structures) circuit Gilles-Villeneuve | ||||
| Société du Parc Jean-Drapeau | ||||
| Ontario | ||||
| North York | Residential | The Rocket at Subway Condominiums | 500 | $84 |
| (2 structures; 14 storeys; 460 units) 36 Tippett Rd | ||||
| Metropia | ||||
| Alberta | ||||
| Calgary | Medical | Calgary Cancer Centre | 1,370 | $1,400 |
| (2 structures; 12 storeys; 1810 units) 1403 29 St NW, Lot 7 | ||||
| Alberta Infrastructure | ||||
| Edmonton | Residential | Londonderry Mixed Use Redevelopment | 259 | $72 |
| (1 structure; 7 storeys; 240 units) 10232 112 St | ||||
| Capital Region Housing Corporation | ||||
| Calgary | Civil | SW Bus Rapid Transit Contract 2: Glenmore South | * | $44 |
| (3 structures) Multiple Locations | ||||
| City of Calgary | ||||
| British Columbia | ||||
| Surrey | Residential | 196th Avenue Townhouse Development | 214 | $34 |
| (1 structure; 3 storeys; 422 units) 7405 196 St and 7414 194 St | ||||
| Barnett Dembek Architects (Owner's Rep) | ||||
| Vancouver | Residential | Belpark Condominiums | 172 | $30 |
| (2 structures; 6 storeys; 348 units) 375 W 59 Ave | ||||
| Intracorp Vancouver | ||||
| TOTALS: | 3,229 | $1,932 |
Moving totals of the latest 12 months*
(ConstructConnect Insight Forecast Figures)
