Canada needs more infrastructure, and we need to build it faster

Closing this country's infrastructure gap will require both more investment and a faster, more predictable system for getting projects built.

Traffic drives along construction on a light-rail transit extension in Orléans, Ont., in July 2024. Infrastructure is the foundation that allows businesses to invest, move goods, access energy, connect to markets, and build the productive capacity Canada will need in the decades ahead, writes Jason Evans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JASON EVANS

October 7, 2026

Canada has no shortage of infrastructure ambition, with major investments in transportation, natural resources, defence, and digital infrastructure all on the books. However, competing for investment and supporting long-term economic growth requires that ambition be matched ...

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