The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in June 2012. Also included is the latest trend graph on starts. This looks at 12-month moving totals of the two major non-residential building categories in Canada − total ICI starts and engineering work. ICI stands for industrial, commercial and institutional.
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 |
| Quebec: | ||||
| L'Amiante | Engineering | Parc éolien des Moulins | * | $400 |
| Invenergy Wind Canada | ||||
| Montréal | Residential | Le William, bâtiment C Condominium | 150 | $40 |
| (8 storeys; 100 units; 1 structure), angle des rues William et des Seigneurs |
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| Quorum | ||||
| Ontario: | ||||
| Richmond Hill | Residential | Royal Gardens Apartments, Townhouses and Commercial Development, Phase 2 | 450 | $66 |
| (11 storeys; 400 units; 10 structures), 9 and 15 Rockwell Road, 372 and 376 Highway 7 |
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| Liberty Developments Corp. | ||||
| Metro Toronto Region | Engineering | Highway 427, Rehabilitation (northbound QEW to 401) | * | $46 |
| Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Halton Hills | Commercial | Toronto Premium Outlets, Phase 1 | 360 | $43 |
| (1 storey; 1 structure), Highway 401 and Trafalgar Road | ||||
| SmartCentres, Simon Properties | ||||
| British Columbia: | ||||
| Province of British Columbia | Engineering | Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission Line Project | * | $709 |
| BC Hydro | ||||
| Kelowna | Institutional | The Interior Heart and Surgical Centre | 171 | $448 |
| (3 storeys; 1 structure), 2268 Pandosy Street | ||||
| Interior Health | ||||
| Mount Waddington Regional District | Engineering | Kokish River Hydroelectrical Project | * | $200 |
| Kwagis Power Ltd. Partnership, Namgis First Nation, Brookfield Multiplex |
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| Vancouver | Commercial | Telus Garden, Office Building (Area C) | 495 | $98 |
| (24 storeys; 1 structure), 555 Robson Street, 775 Richards Street, 520 West Georgia Street, will be LEED Certified |
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| Telus Corporation Headquarters | ||||
| Vancouver | Commercial | Broadway Tech Centre, Building 8 | 175 | $40 |
| (4 storeys; 1 structure), 2920 Virtual Way, will be LEED Certified | ||||
| Bentall Capital | ||||
| TOTALS: | 1,801 | $2,090 |
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