Digging In

Here's what we are tracking for this week's epidsode:

• How the new federal budget impacts builders.
• Canada's first small modular reactor project is awarding contracts.
• Hydro-Quebec is eying a massive land deal.
• The Ontario Line is celebrating a major breakthrough.

Here's the stories we are highlighting this week:

• Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Expansion is on the fast track.
• LNG Canada has some big new domestic investors.
• Nova Scotia is cutting red tape for Halifax builders.
• Quebec's aging infrastructure stands in the way of development.
• B.C.'s incoming Conservative government has federal blessing Massey Tunnel plans.

And if you want your project to be recognized in the Top 75 Real Estate Projects program, nominations are open right now.

This week we sat down in the studio with Paul Trudel, Chief People Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing at EllisDon. He broke down how one of Canada's biggest construction companies maintains its distinct company culture and how those new to the industry can jumpstart their careers.

This week we sat down in studio with Paul Trudel, Chief People Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing at EllisDon. He broke down how one of Canada's biggest construction companies maintains its distinct company culture and how those new to the industry can jumpstart their careers.

Gentlemen, start your pumpkins! It's the Fall season and we have so spooky construction stories to get your week started:

• Ottawa launches $430M program to train workers.
• EverWind announces $10-billion data centre campus.
• Ontario lenders offer little relief to condo developers.
• Hitachi Energy to build $479M transformer insulation factory in London, Ont.
• A new survey of large contractors shows a major shift towards technology.

Hope you had a great thanksgiving! Here are the big construction stories we were talking about while stuffing down some turkey:

• Is Canada on the cusp of a $200B construction boom?

• Bay du Nord offshore oil project has a new investor.

• Ottawa is rolling out a $2B heat pump program.

• Nuclear reactors are on the move.

• The Build Canada Strong act has its first major legal challenge.

What are the biggest Canadian construction stories of the week? Don't get up. We have it all sorted for you. Here are the headlines you should be tracking:

• The Pacific Link pipeline has been designated a project of national interest.
• LNG Canada moves to Phase 2.
• EllisDon snags a massive EV contract.
• Saskatchewan reveals its epic nuclear ambitions.
• Survey says: prefabrication and modular building are soaring.

• Ottawa has tabled the Building Canada Strong Act and we broke down the top three things the industry needs to know.
• Diesel prices are spiking, adding costs to jobs and creating a new target for thieves.
• U.S. Lumber tariffs could have a silver lining for Canadian homebuilders, CMHC economists say.
• All aboard! Two transit mega-projects in B.C.'s Lower Mainland are on track with huge milestones.
• Bonus story: Google is shooting for the stars (literally) when it comes to data centre construction.

Here's what stories we are chasing down this week:

• Carney is inviting the world's capital to invest in Canadian projects.
• The new 'Mega Productivity' tax deduction aims to sweet then deal.
• Another piece of the puzzle is streamlining environmental approvals for certain projects.
• New data shows Canada's construction productivity has stagnated (and how we can fix it).
• Finally, we detail a major Nuclear project story that has just begun taking shape in Ontario.

Here are the biggest construction headlines we were chasing down last week:

• 40 Under 40 Industrial Leaders winners have been revealed!
• Massive capital is opening up for the industrial sector to increase Canada's resilience.
• The nation's biggest GCs are running a campaign on mental health.
• A massive carbon capture project just got underway.
• CMHC is sounding the alarm on housing starts.