Investment in building construction surged to yet another record in March, thanks in large part to the eleventh consecutive increase in residential-sector investment.

Two new funding programs, and a top up to a third, are aimed at helping Canada’s airports pay for critical infrastructure upgrades.

Every province saw drops in their real gross domestic products in 2020. While Ontario’s GDP fell by 5 percent, the province’s construction output was strong.

Ontario and the federal government have struck an agreement that will see Ottawa kick in $12 billion to help build several transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the next decade. 

The federal and provincial governments have committed nearly $2 million to projects in Essex, Wellington and Lambton counties to improve broadband service delivery to nearly 1,400 homes and businesses.