The $1.2-billion state-of-the-art facility is being constructed by EllisDon Infrastructure Justice under a design, build, finance and maintain arrangement. Completion is targeted for the fall of 2026.

The work sees Porter build two new hangars to accommodate its growing fleet, while the airport authority will build a new taxiway and related infrastructure to support the hangar development.

Ottawa's light rail transit has been hit with construction delays that have pushed back its western line extension until late 2026. 

Members of the Kitchener Heritage Committee gave a proposal by Walkinshaw Holdings a unanimous stamp of approval to proceed with renovations to the Boathouse building on Victoria Park Lake.

Statistics Canada’s latest look at the trend shows that residential construction costs increased by 2.5% in the third quarter, while non-residential costs grew by 2.1% percent. Both figures are notably lower than those seen in the second quarter of the year.