Published in CanadaContributing Editor
Sébastien Ameur holds a specialist degree in international logistics from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse. His research focus shifted toward Canadian infrastructure following sustained work on cross-border supply chain dynamics and public capital investment. He contributes analytical and thesis-driven pieces on infrastructure finance, procurement, and the structural conditions shaping how Canada builds.
Build Canada Homes committed $1.8 billion to modular-only procurement this month. Canadian modular capacity sits at 15,000 units a year. The federal target implies 60,000. The gap is not marginal.
July 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Development lending in Canada is priced off a spread over prime. Since 2024, banks have widened those spreads on construction paper faster than the Bank of Canada has cut. The pass-through most developers expect isn't landing.
July 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Canada's federal government has committed to building its way out of a housing deficit and an infrastructure backlog. The workforce to do it does not yet exist.
March 6, 2026 · 9 min read
The CMHC says Canada needs 5.8 million new homes by 2030. Residential permits grew 3.5 percent last year. The construction workforce is already overextended. Something has to give.
December 5, 2025 · 8 min read