Industry News
Guide advises on climate change impacts in the workplace
New guidance is available to help workplaces prepare for the potential challenges and impacts climate change can have on employees.
Early work begins on Prince Albert hospital
Prince Albert Grand Council has partnered with the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority on the project.
New LTC home for Southampton
Construction is underway on the existing site of Southampton Care Centre to build a new 160-bed home for residents in the Bruce County area.
Manitoba commits $1.5B for Winnipeg hospital
The largest health capital investment in the province's history will rebuild the core of Health Sciences Centre and expand the Bannatyne campus.
Construction underway for SFU art museum
Construction has begun on the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus.
Permit turnaround times firming up in Manitoba
Manitoba's performance standards regulation sets maximum timelines for building authorities to process permit applications and conduct inspections, coming into force next March.
InnVest Hotels executes two summertime deals
The sale of the Ottawa Marriott Hotel follows InnVest's recent acquisition of the historic St. Andrews-by-the-Sea resort in New Brunswick.
ASHB now carries banner for smart connectivity
The Continental Automated Buildings Association will now be known as the Association for Smarter Homes and Buildings (ASHB), with a continued mandate to promote technologies for connectivity and efficient operations.
CRE concerns attached to rebranded portfolios
Housing gets top billing in a newly renamed portfolio, while accessibility issues are now aligned with the Ministry of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.
VCC moves forward with clean energy centre
Vancouver Community College (VCC) is moving forward with its new Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation.
Office attendance rates flout corporate decrees
More than 55 per cent of respondents to CoreNet Global’s July 2023 survey report that corporate personnel are not fully complying with directives to return to the office.
Timmins and District Hospital tagged for critical repairs
Critical upgrades and repairs are in the works for Timmins and District Hospital. Ontario is investing $2 million this year through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.
Manitoba offers grants to expand childcare facilities
More than 640 licensed non-profit child-care centres in Manitoba are eligible to apply for a renovation expansion grant.
Vancouver mass timber office receives funding
2150 Keith Drive, an innovative hybrid mass timber commercial office building, has received federal funding.
Heritage properties on 125th birthday wish list
Local councils and residents throughout Saskatchewan are urged to identify heritage properties within their communities leading up to the province’s 125th birthday in 2030.
Refurbishing Fredericton’s Justice Building
Fredericton’s Justice Building will be refurbished into the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law.
Queens U first in Canada in global sustainability rankings
Queen’s University ranked first in Canada and third worldwide out of more than 1,700 participating institutions in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.




















