The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in October 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: | ||||
| Montréal | Residential | District Griffin phases trois et quatre | 400 | $130 |
| (20 storeys; 284 units; 2 structures), rue Peel au nord de la rue Wellington | ||||
| Devimco Inc, Fonds immobil de solidar FTQ | ||||
| Ontario: | ||||
| Durham Region | Engineering | Highway 407 East | * | $1,000 |
| Infrastructure Ontario | ||||
| Markham | Commercial | Markham Pan Am Centre | 148 | $59 |
| (2 storeys; 1 structure), 16 Main Street, will be LEED Certified | ||||
| Pan Am Toronto | ||||
| Windsor | Commercial | Integrated Parking and Innovation Centre | 334 | $59 |
| (7 storeys; 2 structures), 2455 Wyandotte Street West | ||||
| University of Windsor | ||||
| Trenton | Institutional | Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre | 140 | $36 |
| (2 storeys; 1 structure), CFB Trenton | ||||
| Defense Construction Canada | ||||
| Etobicoke | Residential | Triumph Condominium, One Valhalla Condominium, Phase Three | 215 | $31 |
| (30 storeys; 280 units; 1 structure), 1 Valhalla Inn Road | ||||
| Edilcan Construction Corporation | ||||
| Ottawa | Engineering | Trim Road Realignment | * | $30 |
| City of Ottawa | ||||
| Saskatchewan: | ||||
| Swift Current | Institutional | St Patrick, St Joseph Integrated School | 123 | $41 |
| (2 storeys; 1 structure), Douglas Drive and Saskatchewan Drive, will be LEED Certified |
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| Holy Trinity Catholic School Division No. 22, Chinook School Division No. 211 |
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| Alberta: | ||||
| Wood Buffalo | Commercial | South Operations Centre | 65 | $36 |
| (1 storey; 1 structure), 168 Airport Road, will be LEED Certified | ||||
| Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo | ||||
| British Columbia: | ||||
| North Vancouver | Institutional | Lions Gate Hospital, Hope Centre Mental Health Facility | 150 | $39 |
| (2 storeys; 1 structure), 1337 St Andrew's Avenue | ||||
| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | ||||
| TOTALS: | 1,575 | $1,461 |
