Largest Infrastructure Projects in Canada

21 January 2010 Geoff Zeiss

Every year ReNew Canada publishes the largest infrastructure projects in Canada.  To be included a project must either be in construction or at least have financing completed.  Also oil and gas and commercial/residential projects are excluded. 

This year the total investment in the 100 top projects is $68 billion, beside which the government’s infrastructure stimulus of $4 billion looks tiny.  Interestingly none of the top 100 projects involve funding from the federal stimulus program, primarily because the stimulus program is oriented toward small projects. Of the top 100 projects most are health care projects.   

I think I also saw that 15 of the top 100 projects are aiming at some level of LEED certification.  For example, the $1.5 billion expansion to the Edmonton airport will be LEED certified.

Six of the top 10 projects are energy projects, and five of those are renewable energy.  For the Californians out there hydroelectic projects are considered clean and renewable in Canada.

  • 1 Romaine Complex A – $6 billion 1.5 GW hydroelectic project in Quebec to generate 8 TWh annually
  • 2 Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert = $5 bllion 918 MW hydroelectric project in Quebec to generate 8.5 TWh annually
  • 5 NaiKun Wind Energy – $2 billion 396 MW offshore wind generation project in Hecate Strait near Haida Gwaii and Prince Rupert, British Columbia
  • 6 Wuskatim Generation – $1.6 billion 200 MW hydroelectric project in Manitoba
  • 9 Niagara Tunnel – $1.6 billion 10.2 km tunnel with a 12.7 m diameter to supply additonal water to the Ontario Power Generation plant on the Niagara River
  • 8 Keephlls 3 Generating Plant – $1.6 billion 450 MW coal-fired generating plant in Alberta with reduced CO2 emissions

The remaining top 10 projects are transportation projects

  • 3 Spadina Subway Extension – $2.6 billion transit project in Toronto
  • 4 Port Mann/Highway 1 (PMH1) – $2.5 billion highway project in British Columbia which won an Autodesk BIM Experience design award last year
  • 7 Windsor-Essex Parkway Underway – $1.6 billion highway project to connect Highway 401 in Ontario to the US Interstate Highway system
  • 10 Turcot Interchange – $1.5 billion highway reconstruction (aging infrastructure replacement) project in Quebec

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial, and 3D. In recognition of his efforts to evangelize geospatial in vertical industries such as utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014. Currently Geoff is Principal at Between the Poles, a thought leadership consulting firm. From 2001 to 2012 Geoff was Director of Utility Industry Program at Autodesk Inc, where he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Enterprise Software Development at Autodesk. He received one of ten annual global technology awards in 2004 from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. Prior to Autodesk Geoff was Director of Product Development at VISION* Solutions. VISION* Solutions is credited with pioneering relational spatial data management, CAD/GIS integration, and long transactions (data versioning) in the utility, communications, and public works industries. Geoff is a frequent speaker at geospatial and utility events around the world including Geospatial World Forum, Where 2.0, MundoGeo Connect (Brazil), Middle East Spatial Geospatial Forum, India Geospatial Forum, Location Intelligence, Asia Geospatial Forum, and GITA events in US, Japan and Australia. Geoff received Speaker Excellence Awards at GITA 2007-2009.

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