One permit—for construction work on the West Memorial Building in the Parliamentary Precinct—was worth more than $176 million.

The council has asked the province to exempt contractors from liability costs due to COVID-related delays, and to work with the federal government to grant cost relief to owners

February is the fourth month in a row in which total building construction investments have increased.

The organization’s monthly report on employment shows job losses in nearly every sector, with health care among just two to show gains. Construction lost 8,400 jobs.

A semi-annual index of tower cranes in use across 14 key North American cities shows more than one in four cranes is being used in Toronto.