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PEOPLE & EVENTS
EVENTS
P3 2025 Conference
Political commentator David Frum took part in a fireside chat with Fasken’s Brian
C. Kelsall at P3 2025. Frum delivered a keynote on Building Resilience in an Age of
Uncertainty: Canada, the U.S., and the Infrastructure of the Future.
NFRASTRUCTURE LEADERS from across the country gathered in Toronto
at P3 2025, the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships’
(CCPPP) annual conference.
During the opening day keynote, David Frum, one of North
America’s leading political commentators, o昀昀ered an informed
perspective on the shifting dynamics of global politics and what
they mean for Canada’s economic and infrastructure future.
Frum explored the latest developments in cross-border relations,
tari昀昀s, protectionist policies in the United States, and the challenges
facing international cooperation.
“We are moving towards a new kind of world,” he noted, emphasizing that “Canada needs to rethink its place in the world.”
Lisa Mitchell, president and CEO of CCPPP, sat down with Angela
Clayton, president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario, for a discussion
on 20 years of delivery and what lies ahead.
IO’s impact is signi昀椀cant, with 144 P3 projects brought to market
worth more than $150 billion, spanning healthcare, transportation, justice, public works and education. The conversation traced IO’s evolution from early hospital builds to today’s megaprojects, new delivery
models and the integration of technology in how public infrastructure
is planned and delivered.
Looking ahead, Clayton noted that IO is entering a new phase of internal and external transformation, with a focus on building new skill
sets, exploring alternative delivery models and continuing to bring
long-term value to Ontario’s infrastructure program.
“It’s never been more important to double down on our plan to
build Ontario.”
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2025 NATIONAL AWARDS FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN P3S
P3 DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
GOLD
Highway 401 Expansion – Mississauga to Milton, ON
Partners: Infrastructure Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and West
Corridor Constructors (Aecon Group Inc., Parsons Corporation, Amico Affiliates)
SILVER
Eglinton Crosstown West Expansion Advance
Tunnel Contract 1, Toronto, ON
Partners: Infrastructure Ontario, Metrolinx and WestEnd Connectors Construction (FlatironDragados, Aecon Group Inc., Ghella)
AWARD OF MERIT
Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre, Ajax, ON
Partners: Infrastructure Ontario, Grandview Kids and Children First Consortium
(Amico Affiliates Design Build Inc., SACYR Construction S.A, Parkin Architects,
H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd. and Stonebridge Financial Corporation)
AWARD OF MERIT
Mental Health & Addictions Centre, St John’s, NL
Partners: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Eastern Regional
Health Authority and Avalon Healthcare Partnership (Plenary Americas,
Marco/Cahill Mental Health Partnership, B+H Architects, and Cahill Facility
Management Ltd.)
P3 TRANSACTION
GOLD
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA)
Redevelopment Project, Moosenee, ON
Partners: Infrastructure Ontario, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, Ontario
Ministry of Health, Indigenous Services Canada, and Pomerleau Healthcare
Partners Inc. (Pomerleau, Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning
Ontario Inc., Bertrand Wheeler Architecture Inc., and PwC LLP)
SILVER
Queen Elizabeth II Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project, Halifax, NS
Partners: Build Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Plenary PCL
Health (Plenary Americas, PCL Investments Inc., PCL Construction Canada Inc.,
Arcadis/B+H Architects, and Johnson Controls)
AWARD OF MERIT
Alberta P3 School Bundle 5, Alberta
Partners: Alberta Infrastructure and EllisDon Infrastructure (EllisDon Capital
Inc., Fengate Asset Management, EllisDon Construction Services Inc., EllisDon
Facilities Services Inc., GEC Architecture, Entuitive Corporation, GRADE Consulting Inc., Scatliff + Miller + Murray Inc., Footprint, HGC Civil Engineering Ltd.,
Smith + Andersen, and Canada Life Assurance Company)
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE (ESG)
GOLD
Tłı ch All Season Road – NWT
Partners: Government of Northwest Territories and North Star Infrastructure
GP (Kiewit Canada Development Corp. and Tłı ch Government)
P3 SERVICE DELIVERY CATEGORY
GOLD
Library and Archives Canada’s Gatineau 2 Project, QC
Partners: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Plenary Properties Gatineau
(Plenary Americas, PCL Investments Canada Inc., PCL Construction Eastern Inc.,
B+H Architects, and EQUANS)
SILVER
Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower, BC
Partners: Interior Health Authority, Infrastructure BC, and EllisDon Infrastructure
Healthcare (Fiera Infrastructure, EllisDon Capital Inc., EllisDon Design Build
Inc., Parkin Architects, Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning, and
EllisDon Facilities Services Inc.)
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