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PROJECT PIPELINES
Despite economic uncertainty, Ontario and B.C.
look to deliver more high-impact projects
by John Tenpenny
T AN EVENT HOSTED by the Empire Club of Canada,
Infrastructure Ontario released its latest Market
Update, listing 28 major projects in pre- and active
procurement, totalling more than $30 billion in
estimated design and construction costs. A further
19 publicly announced projects in the initial
stages of planning have been included in this update, in
addition to a projected 298 capital repairs projects valued at
approximately $110 million.
“Infrastructure Ontario’s June 2025 Market Update
underscores our commitment to building a more
competitive and connected province,” said Angela
Clayton, IO’s president and CEO. “We value the strategic
collaboration of our industry partners
as we deliver high-impact projects for
Ontario.”
“To maintain a strong and competitive
pipeline, we will continue to work with
the market to determine the appropriate
delivery model and staging for projects
to maximize market engagement, access
and participation. And while we are
also encouraged by the results realized
through new delivery models and interest
in collaborative models, we also recognize that project size
and complexity are the dominant factors driving project
risk and market participation.
“In this regard, we are exploring opportunities to
disaggregate “mega projects.” This approach can also
help foster competition and wider involvement from
a diverse range of partners. IO is working with the
government to conduct a thorough review of delivery
models and new approaches to design and procurement
to address this need.”
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Highlights from the June 2025 Market Update include:
· The addition of several new projects including Runnymede
Healthcare Centre Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Centre of
Excellence – with new locations in Caledon and Toronto,
Ontario Provincial Police Academy in Orillia, and Ontario
Police College in Aylmer.
· Ontario Place Landscape and Public Realm construction
moving into pre-procurement.
· A capital repair program pipeline featuring a
projected 298 lifecycle repairs projects across the province
(projected regional projects – Northeast: 48, Northwest: 42,
Southcentral: 50, Southwest: 56, East: 41, Greater Toronto
Area: 29, Toronto Core: 32).
BC MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
“To maintain a strong and competitive pipeline, we will continue to work
with the market to determine the appropriate delivery model and staging
for projects to maximize market engagement, access and participation.”
RENEWCANADA.NET
“Our historic plan to build infrastructure is more
important today than ever before. It allows for responsible
growth while employing hundreds of thousands of people,”
said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “We’re making
signi昀椀cant progress on our plan to build with 47 major and
a projected 298 capital repairs projects now in the planning,
pre-procurement and procurement stages. We will continue
partnering with the private sector to make it faster and easier
to build highways, transit and community infrastructure,
while supporting a more resilient and competitive economy.”
John Tenpenny is the
Editor of ReNew Canada.
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