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June 29, 2009
Inter-American Development bank is a key tool for Canadian companies
Canadian companies looking to capitalize on construction opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean have the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a key tool at their disposal. The bank has approved a total of $170 billion in loans and guarantees to finance projects as of the end of 2008.
June 17, 2009
Official disputes inflation on Montreal infrastructure projects
Concerns about rising costs on two Montreal construction projects — the new concert hall at Place des Arts and the Notre Dame Boulevard extension — stem from a communication gap over the P3 process, provincial officials say.
June 10, 2009
Construction workers among rising number collecting employment insurance
The number of people in B.C. and Alberta receiving regular employment insurance benefits grew rapidly in March, with construction workers being among the hardest hit.
June 3, 2009
Federal infrastructure funds have failed to yield results: MP
Liberal finance critic John McCallum says that in the four months since Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled his 2009 budget and promised immediate, urgent stimulus, all he can point to is a record deficit of at least $50 billion and no job creation.
June 1, 2009
Contractors press Ottawa for prompt payment legislation
The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) is pressing the federal government for prompt payment legislation so trade contractors get paid in a timely fashion by general contractors (GCs).
May 11, 2009
Targeting development projects could pay off for Canadian companies, official says
With increasing economic stimulus work being announced worldwide, there are international opportunities for Canadian construction through Multilateral Development Bank (MDB)- funded projects.
May 4, 2009
Calgary tower secures necessary cash
The construction of Bow Tower is back on track after the real estate investment trust that owns the development project closed a multi-million dollar financial deal with a group of lenders.
April 29, 2009
Contractors, builders take issue with U.S. union subsidies
A coalition of U.S. contractors and builders claims American unions have spent more than US$1 billion subsidizing union employers unfairly bidding against non-union shops and artificially inflating wages on public-sector jobs.
April 29, 2009
Lawsuit seeks to recover oilsands wages from China
The union representing a Chinese temporary foreign worker on a major oilsands construction project is suing the contractor to recover wages that were allegedly siphoned off without the worker’s knowledge or consent.
April 22, 2009
EDC strikes deal to add construction bond market capacity
Export Development Canada’s (EDC) announcement that it will facilitate up to $1 billion in domestic surety credit in 2009 through an agreement with Canada’s surety industry adds extra capacity to the construction bonding market, industry sources say.
January 22, 2007
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January 22, 2007
Calgary construction companies collaborate
PCL, Graham, EllisDon, Ledcor, Cana, Stuart Olson and Revay and Associates have joined forces with the Calgary Construction Association and the Canadian Construction Research Board to fund a $1.1 million Construction Productivity Improvement research project at the University of Calgary.
January 22, 2007
Non-compliance a sticking point
In 1981, the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Ontario v. Ron Engineering changed the legal landscape of invitations to tender.
January 22, 2007
APEGBC issues second set of earthquake guidelines
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) has issued in November 2006 its second set of Bridging Guidelines for earthquake-proofing British Columbia schools, an initiative that has been set forward by the British Columbia government.
January 22, 2007
Architects still want solution to liability issues
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January 22, 2007
Industry welcomes changes
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January 22, 2007
Rainscreen requirement tops building code changes
A change in its basis and a new format are complicating the transition to B.C.’s new building code.
January 22, 2007
Business isn't done on a handshake any more
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January 22, 2007
Calgary's Deerfoot Trail to have Alberta's first post-and-cable barrier safety system
Imagine the pressure. You have to design the first post and cable barrier system in Alberta—the first significant installation in Canada—while the media howls for blood because of the blood being spilled on Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Alberta construction labour outlook not so bright
- How to get security clearance for federal contracts
- Canadian temporary foreign workers bill still has a low profile
- $10 million steel dragon makes a grand entrance in Chilliwack, British Columbia
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 315 projects with a total value of $1,397,361,898 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
$169,000,000 Calgary AB Negotiated
$50,000,000 Province of Alberta AB Prebid
$31,400,000 Chilliwack BC Tenders
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Union highlights deficiencies in construction of Vancouver 2010 Olympic village
- Engineers advocate Qualifications Based Selection for public construction projects
- Construction restarts at stalled oilsands project in Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Competition produces new visions of seniors’ housing
- Worker fatally crushed in Edmonton
- Wolfe Island, Ontario wind farm in operation
- Decision to delay Darlington nuclear power plant carries job cost
- Boutique building takes shape in Toronto
- Algonquin College’s new Ottawa facility will have trades working together
- Project phasing keeps Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario industry near full employment
- Solaris @ Metrogate Phases I and II shaping up in Toronto
- Stantec to rehabilitate major Boston sewer tunnel
- U.S. non-residential construction rises as general industry spending drops
- Developers order Vancouver 2010 Olympic village review
- Romanian Bishop calls office building ‘hideous’ and ‘illegal’
- U.S. manufacturing in ‘slow recovery’ mode
- PTI Group lands field accommodation job for 2010 Vancouver Olympics
- Malaysia bans high-rises on resort island
- Deere’s salaried workers in U.S. line up for buyout program
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |

Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More 
- Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification (Jun 25, 2009)
- Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency (Jun 23, 2009)
- Vancouver Convention Centre expansion sets new standards for environmental design (May 22, 2009)
- Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library (May 22, 2009)
- IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm (May 22, 2009)

