After hosting a roundtable discussion with industry stakeholders, the Ottawa Construction Association has issued a statement regarding supply chain issues and price escalations.

Electricity demand in the Windsor-Essex and Chatham areas is expected to quadruple by 2035, and additional capacity is needed to supply the region’s rapidly expanding agricultural sector.

A series of projects in the southwestern communities will share in more than $8 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The projects will conclude by December 2022, and bring broadband access to more than 3,000 homes and businesses.

The budget forecasts a deficit of $354 billion, with significant spending allocated to infrastructure projects—including transit, rail and housing—and for apprenticeship training.

The City of Brampton will receive combined federal and provincial funding of nearly $130 million to build a 400,000-square foot public-transit maintenance and storage facility.