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Who builds Atlantic Canada.

The four-province construction economy — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and Newfoundland — as it surfaced on the record: the contractors, developers, trades and suppliers actually building the region, with the receipt on every fact.

109 companies on the record · 59 episodes

// BY PROVINCE & CITY

Nova Scotia86 firms ▸New Brunswick17 firms ▸

// START HERE — THE DOCTRINE, THE DEBATES, THE DATA

The Atlantic Builder's Canon

The Atlantic Construction Index: The State of the Industry, From the People Who Build It

Where Atlantic Canada's Best Builders Disagree

// THE BUILDERS ON THE RECORD

46North Group of Companies Inc.

Moncton-based building design and drafting firm providing architectural design, custom-home and modular-home…

Able Electric 2016 Limited

Full-service commercial and institutional electrical and communications contractor serving Nova Scotia and A…

Airtight Spaces

Fall River (Halifax area)

Airtight Spaces is the authorized AeroBarrier dealer and automated building-envelope air-sealing contractor …

ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited

Atlantic Canadian-owned environmental consulting and occupational health & safety firm providing hazardous b…

Allsco Windows & Doors

Atlantic Canada manufacturer and wholesale distributor of PVC, hybrid (aluminum-PVC) and wood windows; steel…

Alweather Windows & Doors

Atlantic Canadian retailer and installer of residential windows, doors, garage doors and exterior siding, lo…

Anvil Construction Ltd.

Musquodoboit Harbour

Specialist cladding installer serving the Greater Halifax area, installing high-performance building-envelop…

Arrow Construction Products Limited

Canadian-owned distributor of specialty construction materials serving Atlantic Canada, including single-ply…

Association of Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS)

Self-regulating professional association that governs the practice of interior design in Nova Scotia under t…

Atlantic Masonry Institute

Atlantic Canada industry association of masonry contractors, manufacturers and suppliers that promotes quali…

Atlas Structural Systems

Atlantic Canada manufacturer of pre-engineered structural building systems — pre-engineered roof and floor s…

Avant Garde Construction and Management Inc.

A construction management, project management and general contracting firm serving the commercial and multi-…

AzSpecd Solutions Inc.

Atlantic Canada manufacturer's-representative and turnkey solutions firm that sources and supplies innovativ…

BANC Group of Companies

Halifax-based developer and manager of residential, mixed-use, and commercial real estate, operating across …

Brown's Paving Ltd.

Family-owned asphalt paving contractor and asphalt producer serving southern and southeastern New Brunswick …

Bruno Builders Inc.

Commercial construction and design-build firm that helps business owners and developers execute design-focus…

Campbell Comeau Engineering Limited

Halifax-based consulting engineering firm specializing in structural engineering for building construction, …

Catalyst Sales and Marketing

Independent electrical manufacturers' representative agency for Atlantic Canada, representing lighting, elec…

Employee-owned multidisciplinary engineering and environmental design consulting firm serving Atlantic Canad…

Century Exteriors Inc.

Family-owned building envelope systems contractor for commercial and industrial projects, installing metal/A…

Connect East Development

Halifax real estate development company that buys, builds, and holds new multi-unit residential rental prope…

Construction AI

Construction-technology software company whose AI converts PDF drawing packages into structured, machine-rea…

Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS)

Industry association representing more than 780 member companies across Atlantic Canada that build, renovate…

Cooke Insurance Group

Atlantic Canada commercial and personal insurance brokerage with industry specialties including contractors,…

Cresco Developments Limited

Family-owned, integrated Nova Scotia real estate firm that builds low-rise residential homes and townhomes, …

Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust

A publicly traded Canadian real estate investment trust (TSX: CRR.UN) that owns, operates, and develops a na…

Darim Masonry Limited

Family-owned masonry contractor in Bedford, Nova Scotia, working on commercial, industrial and residential p…

Design 360 Inc.

Commercial interior design studio specializing in corporate, hospitality, retail, and health & wellness inte…

DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying Ltd.

Multidisciplinary professional engineering and surveying firm whose core work is civil land-development desi…

Family-owned, vertically integrated design-build development firm in Halifax that develops, designs, constru…

Dexter Construction Company Limited

Dexter Construction is a privately held heavy civil contractor in Atlantic Canada and the flagship of the Mu…

DORA Construction Limited

Atlantic Canada general contractor delivering commercial, institutional, industrial, affordable-housing, Fir…

East Port Properties Limited

Atlantic Canada commercial real estate developer, builder and property manager that designs, develops, const…

Eastern Frontier Auctions

Heavy construction and industrial equipment auction house and brokerage that runs online no-reserve auctions…

EastPoint Engineering Limited

EastPoint is an employee-owned, multi-discipline architecture and engineering consultancy based in Halifax, …

Eastward Energy Incorporated

Eastward Energy is Nova Scotia's natural gas distribution utility, holding a franchise to distribute natural…

Independent, not-for-profit energy efficiency utility that operates the Efficiency Nova Scotia program brand…

Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc.

Halifax-based manufacturer of smart EV charging hardware and energy-management software, selling the Watti H…

EnviroBate Inc.

Full-service environmental remediation and demolition contractor specializing in hazardous-materials abateme…

EO Atlantic Canada

Lower Sackville (Halifax area)

Atlantic Canada chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), a global peer-to-peer network exclusively f…

Equilibrium Engineering Inc.

Nova Scotia-based energy services and building-performance engineering firm specializing in sustainable buil…

Fabtek Atlantic Ltd.

Architectural aluminum fabrication shop serving the Atlantic Canadian glazing industry, fabricating building…

Fairwinds Training and Development Inc.

Atlantic Canadian leadership-development, HR and management-consulting firm that delivers customized trainin…

Integrated, multidisciplinary design firm combining architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, in…

FBM Architecture Ltd. (Fowler Bauld & Mitchell)

Halifax-based architecture, interior design and planning firm serving Atlantic Canada, with a portfolio span…

Freeman Group Private Wealth Management

Halifax-based private wealth management and financial planning practice operating under the IG Wealth Manage…

GT Painting Inc.

Upper Tantallon

GT Painting is a professional painting contractor handling residential, commercial, and new-construction wor…

Hampton Building Systems Inc.

Newfoundland-based supplier and subcontractor of steel buildings, metal cladding, and architectural panel sy…

Homesol Building Solutions Inc.

Building-science and energy-conservation consultancy that delivers energy modelling, air-tightness (blower-d…

Houzzspace Ltd.

Halifax-area importer and international-trade consultant supplying modern, minimalist architectural building…

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local Union 752

Building-trades labour union representing structural, ornamental, and reinforcing (rebar) ironworkers and we…

IPECC (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control, Close)

Halifax-based project management and relocation-planning firm co-founded by Colin Gillis and Dan MacIntosh. …

Iron Maple Constructors Ltd.

Maritime-owned general contractor delivering commercial, industrial, and institutional construction across A…

Ironworkers Local 764

Building-trades labour union representing structural, ornamental and reinforcing ironworkers and welders acr…

Irving Shipbuilding Inc.

Canada's largest naval shipbuilder and the prime contractor for combatant vessels under the federal National…

JMJ Holdings Limited

Atlantic Canada general contractor and construction-management firm handling commercial, institutional and l…

Kent Building Supplies

Atlantic Canada's largest home-improvement and building-supply retail chain, operating big-box and warehouse…

Killam Apartment REIT

One of Canada's largest residential real estate investment trusts, owning, operating, managing and developin…

Kohltech Windows & Entrance Systems

Manufactures custom, energy-efficient windows and entrance/patio doors (tilt & turn, casement, awning, singl…

Kulak Construction Ltd.

A vertically integrated builder of multi-unit residential buildings (typically 4+ units) in the Halifax Regi…

Liberty Utilities (Gas New Brunswick) LP

Regulated natural gas distribution utility holding the franchise to distribute gas in New Brunswick. It oper…

Lindsay Construction Limited

Atlantic Canada general contractor offering design-build, construction management, and general contracting a…

LMMW Group Ltd.

Energy, facility, and training services company that helps public- and private-sector building owners reduce…

Luminous Labs Inc.

Halifax-based architectural visualization studio producing photorealistic 3D renders, 360-degree interactive…

Lydon Lynch Architects

Halifax-based architecture firm specializing in sustainable design across Atlantic Canada, with a portfolio …

Marid Industries Ltd

Windsor Junction

Full-service structural steel fabricator, erector and general contractor with in-house engineering, serving …

Maritech Construction Inc.

Amherst, Nova Scotia general contractor handling commercial and institutional construction across Atlantic C…

Mill-Right Woodworking Inc.

Architectural millwork shop producing custom cabinetry, casework, store fixtures, and commercial furniture (…

Family-run custom residential home builder serving the Greater Moncton area (Riverview and Moncton), New Bru…

Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC)

A not-for-profit, labour-and-management sector council that supports human-resource planning and skills deve…

Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Regulated, vertically integrated electric utility that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to …

NOVONIX Battery Technology Solutions Inc.

Nova Scotia battery-technology operation developing high-precision lithium-ion battery test systems and dry-…

OSCO Construction Group

A privately held, vertically integrated group of construction-sector companies operating across four sectors…

Paramount Management

Family-owned, full-service residential and commercial property management firm and the property-management d…

Payzant Building Products Ltd.

Lower Sackville

Family-owned, multi-generational Atlantic Canada building-materials and home-improvement retailer operating …

Peacock Facade & Floor Ltd.

Atlantic Canada importer and distributor of specialty building-envelope products — porcelain ventilated (rai…

Pilot Build Co Inc.

Construction management firm within the Bruno Group of Companies that guides complex, multi-family residenti…

PLAEX Building Systems Inc.

PLAEX manufactures mortarless, interlocking modular construction blocks and panels made from roughly 90%+ re…

PMco Incorporated

Full-service commercial property management, leasing, real estate brokerage, and small-to-mid construction f…

Prestige Homes (M.M.H. Prestige Homes Inc., a division of The Shaw Group Limited)

Modular home manufacturer that builds homes indoors on an assembly line in sections (modules) at its Sussex,…

Provincial Woodworkers Limited

Manufacturer and installer of custom architectural and institutional/commercial millwork (shop drawings thro…

Radon Repair Inc.

Residential and commercial radon testing and mitigation company providing C-NRPP-certified radon measurement…

rcs construction inc.

Atlantic Canadian general contractor and construction manager delivering commercial, retail, hospitality, in…

Rice Contracting Ltd.

Commercial general contractor offering general construction, design-build, and construction management acros…

Rideau Construction Inc.

Atlantic Canada general contractor with operations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Its construction operat…

root architecture inc

A small Dartmouth, Nova Scotia architecture firm specializing in sustainable, mass-timber and LEED-oriented …

Sidewalk Real Estate Development (Sidewalk RED)

Adaptive-reuse real estate developer that converts historic and underused commercial buildings into mixed-us…

Smarter Spaces Inc.

Halifax-based reality-capture firm that uses mobile 2D/3D LiDAR laser scanning to produce as-built drawings,…

Hammonds Plains

Locally owned Nova Scotia solar company that designs, permits, installs, and services grid-tied solar PV sys…

Solar Nova Scotia

Volunteer, non-profit solar industry association for Nova Scotia. It unites the solar sector through network…

Solterre Design

Halifax-based green architecture and high-performance building firm specializing in LEED certification, Pass…

Soubliere-Trinity

An Atlantic Canada interior-systems contractor formed as a partnership between Trinity Energy Group (a Nova …

Soublière-Trinity Partnership

A joint-venture interiors subcontractor serving Atlantic Canada, combining Soublière Interiors Ltd. (an Otta…

Southwest Properties

Halifax-based real estate developer, owner and operator of high-quality apartments, condominiums, retail and…

Tate Engineering Incorporated

Atlantic Canadian engineering, project/construction management and energy consulting firm that helps owners …

TEAL Architects+Planners

Halifax-based architecture and planning studio that designs residential, commercial, and public buildings an…

Terrain Group Inc.

Atlantic Canada multidisciplinary consulting firm providing civil and municipal engineering, land surveying,…

The Armour Group Limited

Halifax-based, family-held real estate company that integrates investment, design, development, construction…

The Shaw Group Limited

Privately held, multi-generational Nova Scotia company that manufactures construction and natural-resource p…

The Stone Depot

A masonry and landscape supply retailer/distributor in Halifax, NS, stocking natural and manufactured stone,…

Designs and manufactures instruments for accurate measurement of thermophysical properties (thermal conducti…

Tidal Coast Construction Limited

Halifax-area general contractor offering residential and commercial construction, including new builds, reno…

Tier Too Properties

The real-estate development arm of Doucet Developments, acquiring and redeveloping underperforming commercia…

Trim Landscaping Inc.

Bedford (Halifax Regional Municipality)

Halifax-area landscape design-build contractor delivering commercial and residential hardscape, custom carpe…

Trinity Energy Group

Atlantic Canada building-envelope and energy-efficiency contractor specializing in commercial and residentia…

Twin City Painting (1979) Limited

Commercial and industrial painting, coating and wallcovering contractor serving Atlantic Canada. Performs mo…

Vigilant Atlantic

Atlantic Canadian integrated 'construction agency' that delivers architectural design, civil engineering, co…

Watermark Partners Inc.

Halifax-based management consulting firm that guides organizational change and people processes, with practi…

Westwood Developments Ltd.

Halifax-based, family-owned real estate developer and property manager that designs, builds, leases, and man…

// THE CONVERSATIONS

How Nova Scotia almost killed its solar industry — and the founder who fought back

How 3D Renders & Virtual Tours De-Risk Construction | Luminous Labs (Halifax)

Sourcing Certified Building Materials from China for Halifax Builders | Houzzspace's Cong Lin

The 'If You Died Tomorrow' Test: Succession & Tax Planning for Construction Business Owners

How EllisDon, Pomerleau & Bird De-Risk Projects: IPD and Early Contractor Involvement in Atlantic Canada

How to Build a Construction Team That Runs Without You | Dura Seal's Amin Tran

The Average Construction Worker Is 60 — So He Built LEGO-Style Blocks From 100% Recycled Waste | Dustin Bowers, PLAEX

Selling Your Construction Business? Succession, Wills & Exit Planning for Contractors | Freeman Group (IG Wealth)

Peter Freeman CFP

Interior Designer vs. Architect vs. Decorator: Who Do You Actually Need? | IDNS Board Roundtable

600 Units in Cole Harbour & Buying a Competitor — Rob Clinch on Construction Management vs Project Management (Avant Garde CM)

How to Price a Paving Job: The Tons-and-Time Method Explained by Brown's Paving (NB)

Why Shipping Windows to Newfoundland Costs More Than Winnipeg — ALLSCO on Glazing Science, Energy Grants & Atlantic Canada's Window Market

How a New Brunswick Cladding Company Beat the Labour Shortage with Single-Ply Roofing | Century Exteriors

From São Paulo to Moncton: Building a 11-Person Design Firm During Atlantic Canada's Labour Shortage | Ep 58

Arides Cabreira

How Two Construction Companies Built Atlantic Canada's New Drywall Partnership (Soubliere-Trinity Origin Story)

Dwaine MacDonald

Halifax’s Mason Shortage Crisis — and How Stone Depot Is Building the Commercial Hardscape Market | Atlantic Construction Podcast

EV Charging in Atlantic Canada: How Developers Get 50% Government Grants (Electric Avenue founder Mark McDonald)

How Atlantic Canada Contractors Can Fix the Labour Shortage — and Stop Turning Down Work | Fairwinds Training

How Halifax's 30-Storey Boom Gets Built: Inside Wolseley Canada's Atlantic Supply Chain (Heat Pumps, Mega-Jobs & the Labour Crunch)

How Bruno Builders Built a Vertically Integrated GC in Halifax — Procore Lessons, Labour Shortage Realities, and 700 Units in Downtown Dartmouth

Building Envelope Commissioning, Passive House vs Net Zero, Mass Timber & More — Live from BuildGreen Atlantic 2023 (11 Experts)

From Bankruptcy to $10M: How This NB-Born CEO Built Canada's Top Construction Staffing Firm

Why Atlantic Canada Is Already Behind on Net Zero — and What BC Got Right | BuildGreen Atlantic Panel

Radon in Atlantic Canada: Why 1-in-4 NB Homes Fails the Safety Standard — and What Contractors Must Know

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