Alberta Construction Procurement Is Shifting — Here’s What Wins
Three procurement shifts are changing how Alberta projects get delivered — and most firms are structured for none of them. Most developers and contractors treat procurement reform as a threat. Something to survive, or wait out until the old system fixes itself. But here’s what’s actually happening on the ground: → Traditional lowest-bid, fixed-scope procurement..
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National Housing Starts Drop 5.2% YoY — Why Alberta Tells a Different Story
National housing starts: -5.2% YoY. Prairies: above historical average. Same country, opposite story. Most people will read that headline and assume Canada’s residential construction is slowing everywhere, at the same pace. It isn’t. Here’s what the disaggregated CMHC data actually shows: →→ National: 22,633 units in centers above 10,000 people, down 5.2% YoY →→ Prairies:..
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Alberta Construction Feasibility: Are Your Project Numbers Built for Today’s Market?
The question isn’t whether Alberta is growing. It’s whether your project’s numbers were built for the market that exists now — not the one from 18 months ago. The tools changed. The decisions didn’t. Here’s what the data actually shows: → Projects don’t fail because of missing technology — they fail because feasibility assumptions were..
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Alberta Construction 2026: Coordination Is the Real Risk
$244.8B in active construction pipeline. 268,100 workers. And coordination is still the single biggest risk on site. And the labor market isn’t the real problem. Here’s what the data actually shows: → Weekly wages are up — which means delivery pressure is already priced into your budget → Female participation hit 42,500 — the workforce..
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Alberta’s $8.7B Capital Plan: Execution Is the Real Competitive Advantage
Alberta just committed $8.7B for 2026-27. Most contractors are not ready for what comes next. The money is confirmed. The conversation has to change. Here’s what the data actually shows: → Projects stall not because funding disappears — they stall because procurement timelines weren’t built for this volume → Schedules collapse not because of bad..
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Alberta Construction PM Gap: 1,000+ Jobs Open and a coordination problem
1,000+ PM jobs open in Alberta right now. That’s not a recruiting story. It’s an execution gap. Here’s what the data actually shows: → Alberta posted ~54,900 housing starts in 2025 — a 15% increase year over year → Calgary and Edmonton are driving multi-family and rental pipelines at scale → The market is absorbing..
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Alberta’s $244B Construction Pipeline: Are You Positioned to Capture It?
Alberta’s project pipeline jumped $49B in a matter of weeks. Most companies won’t see a dollar of it. That’s not a trend. That’s a signal. And most companies are not positioned to capture it. Here’s what the data actually shows: → The pipeline grew from $196B to $244B in weeks — but execution capacity didn’t..
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Alberta Construction 2026: Large-Scale Project Management
Is your project management system built for a single handover — or for a 253-acre, multi-phase community? Alberta isn’t just building homes anymore. Mattamy Homes and Truman are already developing master-planned communities at that scale. Data centres worth $16 billion by 2032 are coming next. Purpose-built rental is scaling fast. This explains why project professionals..
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Canada’s Housing Execution Gap: Why Job Sites Are Slowing Down Delivery
Canada doesn’t have a housing shortage. Canada has an execution shortage. Housing starts are slowing down. 5 million homes needed by 2030 — and permits dropped 8.4% in February alone. The bottleneck is never the market. It’s what happens between permit approval and first shovel in the ground. Every week I see the same pattern:..
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Alberta Housing Starts 2026: What the CMHC Forecast Really Means for Developers
CMHC just reported the best month for housing starts in years. Then buried the forecast nobody wants to read. Every serious developer and builder in Alberta should understand this: — April 2026: housing starts jumped 17% nationally (279,317 units SAAR) — CMHC forecast: new construction will decline until 2028 — Both numbers are real. They’re..
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Eros belotti
Construction project manager with over 15 years of experience in Europe and the Canary Islands. Specialized in modular housing, container construction, real estate development and international project management. Founder of Reforma Vivienda Tenerife and Donkey Lab.
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