Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:23:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Saskatchewan Premier Moe shuffles cabinet, brings in new faces, drops three ministers /joc/news/government/2025/12/saskatchewan-premier-moe-shuffles-cabinet-brings-in-new-faces-drops-three-ministers Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:23:00 +0000 /?p=503551 REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe shook up his cabinet Thursday, introducing new faces, dropping veterans and mixing and matching job titles. “The decisions today are about building capacity across the government, allowing as many as possible to spend some time in the cabinet room to serve competently on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan,” […]

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]]> Ottawa’s Indigenous advisers weren’t told of pipeline deal with Alberta: chief /dcn/news/government/2025/12/ottawas-indigenous-advisers-werent-told-of-pipeline-deal-with-alberta-chief Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:10:59 +0000 /?p=503547 OTTAWA — A member of the major projects office’s Indigenous advisory council says he and his colleagues were not told in advance of the agreement the federal government signed with Alberta opening a path to a pipeline to B.C.’s coast. Trevor Mercredi, grand chief of Treaty 8 First Nations in Alberta, told a news conference […]

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]]> House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break /dcn/news/government/2025/12/house-of-commons-rises-for-six-week-holiday-break Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:25:25 +0000 /?p=503539 The House of Commons has started its winter break — without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of Commons Thursday the past 11 weeks of the fall sitting have seen “very hard work” by the government to protect jobs and reduce the cost of […]

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]]> Regulatory measures to streamline B.C. energy projects now in effect /joc/news/government/2025/12/regulatory-measures-to-streamline-b-c-energy-projects-now-in-effect Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:39:36 +0000 /?p=503415 VICTORIA – In October, the Government of B.C. tabled the energy statutes amendment act (Bill 31), which introduced a series of regulatory and legislative measures to streamline the approvals and permitting process for projects. Bill 31 received royal assent on Nov. 27, and the regulatory measures and ministerial order came into effect on Dec. 8. […]

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]]> Canada’s largest provinces score worst on housing policies and outcomes, report says /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/canadas-largest-provinces-score-worst-on-housing-policies-and-outcomes-report-says Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:37:33 +0000 /?p=503507 OTTAWA – A new report says Canada’s three largest provinces are lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to policies and outcomes aimed at tackling the housing crisis. The assessment by the University of Ottawa’s Missing Middle Initiative graded each of the provinces across 36 indicators related to housing. New Brunswick and […]

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]]> Ontario legislature to take 14-week winter break, following 19-week summer break /dcn/news/government/2025/12/ontario-legislature-to-take-14-week-winter-break-following-19-week-summer-break Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:27:35 +0000 /?p=503498 TORONTO – Ontario’s legislature is set to take a 14-week winter break, less than two months after resuming from a 19-week summer break. Members of provincial parliament typically resume sitting at Queen’s Park after the holidays in mid-February, following Family Day. Today, on the last day of sitting this year, government House leader Steve Clark […]

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]]> B.C. evacuation orders, alerts expand as floods cut off most links to Lower Mainland /joc/news/resource/2025/12/b-c-evacuation-orders-alerts-expand-as-floods-cut-off-most-links-to-lower-mainland Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:48:58 +0000 /?p=503481 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Evacuation orders and alerts in southern British Columbia expanded overnight, as floodwaters and landslides cut off several major routes between the Lower Mainland and the Interior. While some routes have been reopened, including Highway 1 between Yale and Lytton and Highway 99 to Lillooet, many other routes remain closed or partially closed.  […]

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]]> Regina’s $6.8M subsidy to Costco could have been avoided, says auditor /joc/news/government/2025/12/reginas-6-8m-subsidy-to-costco-could-have-been-avoided-says-auditor Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:05:07 +0000 /?p=503326 REGINA — A $6.8-million subsidy the City of Regina is paying Costco could have been avoidable had a provincial Crown corporation properly collaborated on the retail giant’s plans for its new location, Saskatchewan’s auditor said recently.  Tara Clemett said the Global Transportation Hub, the Crown agency operating an industrial park in Regina, didn’t have a […]

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]]> Quebec tables bill to help speed up major projects, mirroring Ottawa, other provinces /dcn/news/government/2025/12/quebec-tables-bill-to-help-speed-up-major-projects-mirroring-ottawa-other-provinces Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:25:44 +0000 /?p=503316 MONTREAL — Quebec tabled its own bill on Dec. 9 to expedite large-scale projects in the province, one that would allow the province to amend some 30 laws to allow the realization of projects deemed of national interest. Finance Minister Eric Girard told a news conference after tabling Bill 5 at the national assembly that […]

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]]> Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion /dcn/news/government/2025/12/members-of-parliament-vote-down-conservative-pipeline-motion Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:02:05 +0000 /?p=503265 OTTAWA — Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The motion was defeated by a margin of 196 to 139 in the House of Commons Tuesday evening, with Liberal, Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs voting […]

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]]> Eby rejects a recall of the legislature, will amend, not repeal UN Indigenous Act /joc/news/government/2025/12/eby-rejects-a-recall-of-the-legislature-will-amend-not-repeal-un-indigenous-act Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:25:22 +0000 /?p=503115 VICTORIA — Opposition politicians and a business group are urging the British Columbia government to recall the legislature in order to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples Act after the province’s Appeal Court ruled in favour of Indigenous groups over the mineral claims regime.  Trevor Halford, the interim leader of the […]

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]]> Saskatchewan government building recognized by Rick Hansen Foundation /joc/news/government/2025/12/saskatchewan-government-building-recognized-by-rick-hansen-foundation Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:00:07 +0000 /?p=503022 REGINA — The T.C. Douglas Building in Regina has officially received Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC). The building was certified on Aug. 30 following an evaluation to assess accessibility features within the facility. This is the third Government of Saskatchewan executive building to have achieved RHFAC, states a release. The Saskatchewan Legislative Building became […]

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