The funding is open to those trades-training organizations that wish to improve and modernize their equipment. The deadline to apply is December 21.

The RFQ is for the second advance tunnel contract for a section of underground works from Jane Street to the future Mount Dennis Station. Another pre-qualification—for the transit project’s elevated section of tracks—is expected in the coming weeks.

Plans to build a single, integrated treatment centre for kids with complex-care needs received a massive boost in late November with an open-ended commitment by the province to invest in the facility.

Construction intentions in the non-residential sector were up 4.2 percent, while the residential sector edged down 0.1 percent.

Three companies will share in the funding and use it to expand their respective operations.