Top 10 Largest Construction Project Starts in Canada and Trend Graph
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The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in August 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 -August 2021
| REGION (East to West) |
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Sq. Ft. |
Dollars |
| Quebec | ||||
| Montréal | Residential | Esplanade Cartier – Phase 3 | 245 | $70 |
| (4 structures; 14 storeys; 185 units) rue Sainte-Catherine E | ||||
| TGTA/Gestion Esplanade Cartier inc | ||||
| Ontario | ||||
| Toronto | Residential | Hi-Rise Residential Complex | 899 | $180 |
| (4 structures; 54 storeys; 752 units) 100 Broadway Ave | ||||
| Reserve Properties/Westdale Properties | ||||
| Milton | Engineering/Civil | Construction of 1200mm Dia. South Georgetown Servicing Wastewater Main on Eighth Line and Trafalgar Road | * | $106 |
| (2 structures) Multiple Locations | ||||
| Halton Region | ||||
| Scarborough | Residential | Pinnacle Toronto East – Phase One (East/West Towers) | 475 | $95 |
| (5 structures; 30 storeys; 598 units) 3260 Sheppard Ave E | ||||
| Pinnacle International | ||||
| Toronto | Residential | Spadina-Sussex High Rise Student Residence / Toronto | 385 | $75 |
| (2 structures; 23 storeys; 738 units) 698 Spadina Ave | ||||
| University of Toronto/Daniels Corp | ||||
| Toronto | Residential | Y&S Condos (Yonge and Soudan) | 320 | $64 |
| (4 structures; 36 storeys; 304 units) 2161 Yonge St | ||||
| Tribute Communities/Tenblock Development | ||||
| Saskatchewan | ||||
| Saskatoon | Institutional | Remand Centre and Urban Camp | 200 | $120 |
| (3 structures; 2 storeys) 910 60 St E | ||||
| SaskBuilds/Central Services – Asset Management | ||||
| Alberta | ||||
| Cypress County | Engineering/Civil | Cypress Wind Project | * | $250 |
| (1 structure) Township Rd 110 & Range Rd 42 | ||||
| EDF Renewables Canada Inc | ||||
| Calgary | Residiential | Sunalta Heights | 391 | $78 |
| (4 structures; 29 storeys; 353 units) 1516 10 Ave SW | ||||
| Housing One (Interloq Capital Corp) | ||||
| British Columbia | ||||
| Burnaby | Institutional | Design/Build – Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Project – Phase 1 | * | $612 |
| (3 structures; 16 storeys) 3935 Kincaid St | ||||
| Fraser Health | ||||
| TOTALS: | 2,915 | $1,650 |
*A square footage measure does not apply for alteration and engineering work.
Data source and table: ConstructConnect – CanaData.
Trend lines of construction starts in Canada – August 2021
Moving totals of the latest 12 months*
(ConstructConnect Insight Forecast Figures)
*For example, the August 2021 figure is the sum of the monthly numbers for September 2020 through August 2021.
Data source and chart: ConstructConnect Insight – CanaData.
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