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Feds, Ontario invest $1B to retool Stellantis plants to make electric vehicles
Canada and Ontario are jointly investing more than $1 billion to help Stellantis retool its Canadian auto plants to make electric vehicles.
Lakehead researchers design, test and patent innovative mass timber connection
The connection offers greater fire protection between beams and columns in mass timber construction – and innovation that could save lives.
Crews begin laying track on Ottawa’s LRT extension
The 25 kilometres of track on Ottawa’s Stage 2 O-Train East Extension will be laid by the end of the year. Construction work on the stations is ongoing.
Ottawa Hospital Foundation launches $500M capital campaign
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation has kicked off a campaign to raise half a billion dollars in support of construction of its new Civic Campus.
Strong investment levels have helped to drive construction employment since September
Data from Statistics Canada’s March 2022 Labour Force Survey shows that in the six months since September 2021, when all-industry employment returned to its pre-pandemic level, construction has accounted for nearly one quarter of the new jobs created.