The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in September 2021. Also included is the latest trend graph on starts. This looks at 12-month moving totals of the civil and nonresidential 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 jobsite 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.
Top 10 construction projects of the month – September 2021
| REGION (East to West) |
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Sq. Ft. |
Dollars |
| Quebec | ||||
| Drummondville | Institutional | Drummondville High School – Project # 524396 | 206 | $64 |
| (2 structures; 4 storeys) 135, rue Charlemagne | ||||
| Centre de Services Scolaire Des Chênes | ||||
| Montréal | Engineering/Civil | Montreal / Poste Des Irlandais – Lot 1: Construction of Buildings and Civil Works | * | $48 |
| (2 structures) chemin des Moulins | ||||
| Hydro-Québec | ||||
| Ontario | ||||
| Toronto | Residential | The Well Mixed-Use Development – Phases 3A and 3B | 562 | $200 |
| (3 structures; 40 storeys; 659 units) Front St W | ||||
| Diamond Corp/Allied Properties REIT/RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust | ||||
| Campbellville | Engineering/Civil | Britannia Road (Regional Road 6) Widening from James Snow Parkway (Regional Road 4) to Highway 407, in the Town of Milton | * | $88 |
| (2 structures) Britannia Rd | ||||
| Halton Region | ||||
| Ottawa | Residential | SmartCentre/Groupe Selection Mixed Use Residential Apartment Building & Seniors Care | 287 | $57 |
| (4 structures; 15 storeys; 402 units) 1357 Baseline Rd | ||||
| Réseau Sélection/SmartCentres REIT Inc | ||||
| Etobicoke | Engineering/Civil | Richview Pumping Station and Reservoir Rehabilitation and Standby Power Installation | * | $49 |
| (2 structures) 551 Martin Grove Rd | ||||
| City of Toronto | ||||
| Georgetown | Engineering/Civil | Trafalgar Road (Regional Road 3) Widening and South Georgetown Servicing Watermain in the Town of Halton Hills | * | 47 |
| (3 structures) Trafalgar Rd | ||||
| Halton Region | ||||
| Alberta | ||||
| Bassano | Engineering/Civil | Jenner Wind Power Projects | * | $600 |
| (1 structure) Township Rd 212 | ||||
| Potentia Renewables Inc | ||||
| Edmonton | Institutional | RFP Construction Manager – Dentistry Pharmacy Building Fit-Out | * | $49 |
| (1 structure) 116 St 84 Ave | ||||
| University of Alberta | ||||
| British Columbia | ||||
| Richmond | Commercial | Capstan Station on SkyTrain Canada Line | * | $52 |
| (2 structures) Capstan Way & No 3 Rd | ||||
| TransLink | ||||
| TOTALS: | 1,055 | $1,254 |
Data source and table: ConstructConnect – CanaData.
Trend lines of construction starts in Canada – September 2021
Moving totals of the latest 12 months*
(ConstructConnect Insight Forecast Figures)
*For example, the September 2021 figure is the sum of the monthly numbers for October 2020 through September 2021.
Data source and chart: ConstructConnect Insight – CanaData.
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