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CITY OF CALGARY
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INFRASTRUCTURE ONTARIO
Calgary Rivers District
and Event Centre
$1.22 BILLION
This project is more than just a new Event Centre
(Scotia Place). It includes a number of improvements to
the area including: a new four-lane underpass under the
CP train tracks with wide sidewalks at 6th Street S.E.; a
community rink, outdoor and indoor gathering spaces;
Scotia Place and additional hosting space on a 10-acre
parcel of land; and improvements to 5 Street S.E and 15,
17 and 25 Avenue.
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2025 Rank: 67
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Owner: Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General
Procurement/Project Manager: Infrastructure Ontario
DBFM Team: EllisDon Infrastructure
Developer: EllisDon Capital Inc.
Design-Builder: EllisDon Corporation
Design Team: Zeidler Architecture Inc., DLR Group Inc.;
NORR Architects & Engineers
Facilities Management: EllisDon Facilities Services Inc.
Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.
Other Key Players: A.W. Hooker Associates Ltd. (cost
consultant); Engineering Harmonics (AV planning, design
and conformance consultant for Infrastructure Ontario);
EXP (structural engineer); Hanscomb (cost consultant);
Mulvey & Banani; Bird Construction; EY (risk advisor);
TULLOCH; Aon, INTECH (risk advisor); H.H. Angus &
Associates Limited Consulting Engineers (engineer-design)
Legal: Stikeman Elliott LLP
Funding: P3
Substantial Completion: 2026
TRANSMISSION
Waasigan Transmission Line
$1.2 BILLION
The Waasigan Transmission Line, built in partnership with nine First Nations, will be a new double-circuit 230 kilovolt transmission line between
Lakehead Transformer Station (TS) in Shuniah and
Mackenzie TS in the Town of Atikokan, and a new
single-circuit 230 kilovolt transmission line between Mackenzie TS and Dryden TS in the City of
Dryden. Construction began in 2024 with the first
phase from Shuniah to Atikokan in-service at the
end of 2025 and the second phase from Atikokan
to Dryden in-service by the end of 2027.
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2025 Rank: 66
Location: Calgary, Alta.
Owner: City of Calgary/Calgary Stampede/Calgary Sports
and Entertainment Corporation
Development Manager: CAA Icon
Construction Managers: Cana Construction, Mortenson
Prime Other Key Players: Aon, INTECH (risk advisor); Entuitive
Prime Design Consultants: DIALOG, HOK
Funding: Public
City of Calgary: $537.3 million
CSEC: $356 million
Province of Alberta: $330 million
Substantial Completion: 2027
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Thunder Bay
Correctional Complex
$1.2 BILLION
The project will result in development of a 345 bed, multi-purpose correctional facility to replace the
city’s existing jail and correctional centre. The correctional complex will be designed to meet the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.
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HYDRO ONE
PUBLIC SPACES
2025 Rank: 68
Location: Municipality of Shuniah to City of Dryden, Ont.
Owner: Hydro One Inc.
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Partner:
Valard Construction LP
Other Key Players: Chi Mino Ozhitoowin (subcontracted
to Valard); Dillon Consulting; TULLOCH (environmental
services); Apache Powerline Consulting; AtkinsRéalis;
Burns & McDonnell; WSP
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2027
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