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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), which represents off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers serving the agriculture, mining, forestry and construction-related industry sectors, has announced its plan to open an office in Ottawa in 2026. The organization sees the move as a significant milestone in its commitment to supporting more than 100 member companies in Canada, […]

Aerial photo of NextStar Energy in Windsor, Ont. (Photo courtesy of Stellantis) Construction has wrapped up at NextStar Energy’s (NSE) new battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ont. The milestone of receiving its occupancy permit brings NSE one step closer to ramping up operations at its cell manufacturing facility this year. “This achievement is the direct result

A majority of Canadian business leaders want the federal government to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) quickly and to provide incentives to keep Canadian research, talent and data on home soil, according to recent KPMG in Canada polling. In a survey of 750 business leaders, more than nine in 10 (92 per cent) said the federal

From left: Sarah Bobbitt, senior marketing consultant at Caterpillar, Western North American champion Brock Leclerc of Quattro Constructors in B.C., and Jason Hurdis, senior manager global industry at Caterpillar. (Photo by Justin Kase Conder, courtesy of Caterpillar) The best machine operators across North America gathered on the Caterpillar grounds at the Edward J. Rapp Customer

Confederation GO Station in Hamilton, Ont. (Photo courtesy of Metrolinx) The Ontario government reports that EllisDon has completed construction of the new Confederation GO Station in Hamilton, an addition to the commuter rail system expected to expand train service across the GO train network and generate nearly half a million more rides annually. “Our government

Lisa Bertram of Bertram Construction. Bertram is building the David & Helen Capin Regional Centre for Pets and People in Collingwood, Ont. (Photo courtesy of GTHS) The Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) has officially broken ground on the David & Helen Capin Regional Centre for Pets and People (RCPP), a new facility that will allow

Payroll employment decreased in five sectors in July, including construction. (Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (2612), table 14-10-0220-01.) While Canadian employment nudged into the positive column in July, the construction sector hit a second straight month of declines, according to the latest Statistics Canada report on the number of employees receiving

New OPPI chair, Andria Leigh. (Photo courtesy of OPPI) Andria Leigh officially began her two-year term as Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) chair as she helmed her first council meeting, one of a series of OPPI events in September that also included the organization’s Annual Members Meeting (AMM) and an awards night to recognize excellence

On-Site Magazine and SitePartners have announced the newest members of the 40 Under 40 in Canadian Construction. The Class of 2025 is filled with exceptional, progressive and innovative young leaders who are advancing the construction industry in Canada across a broad range of roles, from operations, project management, engineering, estimating, legal, risk management, technology, specialty

(Image courtesy of RESCON) Most municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, including the City of Toronto, have been given a failing grade in a comprehensive report done by the University of Ottawa’s Missing Middle Initiative for the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON). Of the 34 municipalities that were graded, 22 received an F, another