Public Works
Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community. They include public buildings (municipal buildings, schools, hospitals), transport infrastructure (roads, railroads, bridges, pipelines, canals, ports, airports), public spaces (public squares, parks, beaches), public services (water supply and treatment, sewage treatment, electrical grid, dams), and other, usually long-term, physical assets and facilities. Though often interchangeable with public infrastructure and public capital, public works does not necessarily carry an economic component, thereby being a broader term. Public works has been encouraged since antiquity. For …
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BCCLA: BC Civil Liberties Association · 2 April 2024 English
The misalignment between the interests of litigants with private standing and the broader public interest was central to the foundational decisions of Thorson, McNeil, and Finlay, which should have informed …
Friends of the Island Inc. v Canada (Minister of Public Works) (T.D.), [1993] 2 FC 229 [Friends of the Island] … Friends of the Island Inc. v Canada (Minister of Public Works) (T.D.), [1993] 2 FC 229 9. Harris v Canada …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 29 March 2024 English
This first-of-its-kind collection shares stories not only of entrepreneurial excellence and persistence but of savvy leadership, innovation, and reciprocity, providing hope to Indigenous business leaders, youth, and elected officials working …
daycare, then the Elders Centre) Housing and Public Works Office (Caribou Marsh) Sydport Compound* 2015 … projects in fields such as education, housing, public works, and health. Annually published community reports …
CCSC: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives · 27 March 2024 English
With the current investment5 of $300,000 from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Immigration and Career Training during the study period, we found a return on …
and Correctional Officials Third Edition” 2005 Public Works and Government Services Canada. 32 Ibid 33 Ibid … guarantee employment? Evidence from a large Indian public-works program. Global Labor Organization (GLO) Discussion …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 13 March 2024 English
R E S E A R C H P A P E R Volume 17:04 Assessing the March 2024 Viability of Smaller Municipalities: The Alberta Model Kimberly Jones, Mukesh Khanal, …
budgets for a part-time (0.4 FTE) CAO, a part-time public works foreman (0.5 FTE) and part-time administrative …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 March 2024 English
A fully updated edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution readily …
Harper appointed Michael Fortier as minister of public works and then appointed him to the Senate. Fortier …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English
This report outlines the importance of monitoring progress in green public procurement (GPP) and highlights various methodologies, challenges, and recommendations to improve monitoring practices. The report focuses specifically on monitoring …
There is also inadequate information about public works contracts, as many construction contracts lacked …
QUEST: Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow (QUEST) · 6 March 2024
a) The area around the industrial park could be a potential site where both waste heat is generated, and deploying other renewables is a possibility b) The GCC area north …
building c) The fire hall in Union Street d) The Public Works building in Union Street e) The Border Arena … EV charging station. h) A location near the Public Works Garage closer to Union Street has potential …
QUEST: Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow (QUEST) · 6 March 2024 English
For the CEP to be effectively implemented, the community context needed to be incorporated into the development of a governance structure, communications and stakeholder engagement strategy, key performance indicator framework, …
the daily usage of aquifer. YES Water meters (Public works) Distributed Spending on local distributed NO …
BCCLA: BC Civil Liberties Association · 5 March 2024 English
The misalignment between the interests of litigants with private standing and the broader public interest was central to the foundational decisions of Thorson, McNeil, and Finlay, which should have informed …
Friends of the Island Inc. v Canada (Minister of Public Works) (T.D.), [1993] 2 FC 229 [Friends of the Island] … Friends of the Island Inc. v Canada (Minister of Public Works) (T.D.), [1993] 2 FC 229 9. Harris v Canada …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 22 February 2024 English
In considering the wisdom and feasibility of adding this ground to the Canadian Human Rights Act, it is necessary to analyze the federal, provincial, and international legal landscape in this …
Commission, Annual Report 2003 (Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 2003) at 53: There … Commission, Annual Report 2004, (Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 2005). 30 The Committee … Social and Cultural Rights (Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005) [emphasis … Commission, Annual Report 1998 (Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 1999) at 73. 434 Auditor … Annual Report (2006) at 7; online: Minister of Public Works and Government Services 2007 <http://www.chrc-ccdp …
