Renew announces Canada’s Top 100 projects list for 2026

The Top 5 projects in Canada for 2026 

1. Pickering Generating Station, Ontario – $26bn 
2. Darlington New Nuclear, Ontario – $20.9bn 
3. Go Expansion – On Corridor Works, Ontario – $15.7bn 
4. Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, Ontario- $14bn 
5. Bruce Power Nuclear Refurbishment, Ontario, $13bn

Access the full Renew Top 100 Projects report here.

It’s interesting to notice that all of Top 5 and indeed the Top 8 projects in Canada right now are located in the province of Ontario. 

How does this $343bn over 100 project breakdown by sector 

• Highways (11) & Bridges (3) account for 14 projects in the Top 100. Learn more about Canada’s highways and bridges sector and job opportunities. 

• Healthcare construction accounts for 21 projects of Canada’s Top 100 projects. Learn more about Canada’s healthcare industry and job opportunities.

• Water Infrastructure accounts for 7 of the top 100. Learn more about Canada’s water infrastructure and job opportunities.

• Rail (LRT, Rail & Subway) account for 23 of the Top 100 Projects. Learn more about Canada’s healthcare industry and job opportunities.

• The defence sector accounts for 3 projects.

• Nuclear is playing a critical role in this increase despite having only 4 projects on the list. Pickering Nuclear Station Refurbishment and Darlington New Nuclear Project alone, totalling $50bn on top of the existing Darlington Nuclear Station Refurbishment and Bruce Power Refurbishment. Nuclear is a hot space right now, with Small Nuclear Reactor (SMR’s) a major component in some of these new nuclear developments. Learn more about Canada’s nuclear industry and job opportunities.

Buildings V Linear Infrastructure

Given we often assume that infrastructure is restricted to “linear” projects, it’s interesting to note that “vertical” buildings account for an impressive 36 of the top 100 projects.  

Mega-hospitals account for 21 of the 36 projects coast to coast, a clear sign that long-term public infrastructure, especially healthcare, is a major driver among Canada’s biggest construction projects. Hospital construction can be particularly intensive on mechanical, electrical and IT skillsets compared to other “heavy civil” construction projects on this list 

Looking by province yields an interesting perspective, as it shows a huge disparity in where the projects are located. With 42% of the top 100 projects located in Ontario alone, and if we include BC and Quebec, only three provinces account for over 65 of the Top 100 projects. 

• Ontario (42)  

• British Columbia (21) 

• Quebec (22) 

• Alberta (7) 

While workers in the infrastructure sector are traditionally expected to “follow the work”, it appears that those focused on major infrastructure in the Greater Toronto Area may not be expected to move for the foreseeable future. 

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