Long-Term Care and Community Hubs
Helping plan and deliver community health hubs, long-term care homes, and wellness facilities
Shaping the Future of Canadian Communities
Helping you deliver successful capital projects
Municipal projects are essential to thriving, resilient communities. Across Canada, many municipalities are facing unprecedented pressures: a growing population driving demand for housing and services, rising capital costs, inflation, housing and homelessness challenges, and shifting government legislation.
With reduced development charge revenues and limited staff capacity, many municipal teams are delivering only a portion of their approved capital budgets, often 70% or less.
These realities, combined with growing infrastructure backlogs and the need to draw down on capital reserves, make it harder than ever to keep projects moving.
Advisory and Project Management Services for Municipal Infrastructure Success
We help municipalities navigate challenges by aligning priorities, optimizing budgets and delivering capital projects that strengthen communities for generations to come. Our dedicated municipal team provides end-to-end infrastructure advisory and project management services for capital projects and programs of all sizes.
Move your project from concept to successful completion with confidence, leveraging our proven capital project expertise deep understanding of municipal planning processes and community engagement practices.
Our specialized municipal teams understand:
- The nuances of civic infrastructure and community development
- Municipal procurement and governance frameworks
- Funding and grant application processes
- Cost certainty and procurement challenges
- Project controls that maintain schedule, budget, and overall project performance
- Risk management
- Collaborative project delivery
- Sustainability and climate resilience requirements
- Stakeholder and public engagement strategies
- Asset management and lifecycle planning
- Local economic development and job creation through procurement
Our Municipal Expertise
Affordable Housing
Collaborating to meet urgent housing needs, Including non-profit Indigenous, seniors’ and long-term care homes
Climate Readiness and Community Recovery
Strengthening municipal resilience through climate mitigation and readiness planning, and recovery support.
Water and Wastewater
Upgrading and expanding critical water and wastewater systems
Transit
Delivering efficient, connected transit systems, from bus rapid transit (BRT) to mobility hubs
Culture and Recreation
Working with you on recreation, cultural and community spaces that bring people together
Maximize Your Capital Investments
Navigate the complexities of municipal capital projects, from funding approvals and partner engagement to technical delivery and regulatory compliance. With expert guidance on procurement strategy, government programs and asset management planning, you can secure funding opportunities, mitigate risks and ensure your projects deliver long-term value.
Leverage Collaborative Delivery for Success
Risk is an inevitable part of any large municipal project – especially when budgets are tight and public expectations are high. Collaborative delivery models such as Progressive Design-Build (PDB) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) bring owners, designers and builders together early in the planning process. This collaboration fosters transparency and trust, reduces scope gaps, and provides greater cost and schedule certainty for municipalities aiming to deliver essential infrastructure efficiently.
Inclusive Indigenous Engagement
Across Canada, municipalities are working to advance reconciliation and build lasting partnerships with Indigenous communities. We help municipalities engage meaningfully and respectfully, taking the time to understand local priorities, cultural perspectives and opportunities for co-development. From the delivery of shared-use community facilities to enabling local employment through procurement, our approach ensures municipal projects contribute to inclusive growth and mutual benefit.
Why Colliers Project Leaders?
We understand municipal infrastructure: the timelines, regulations and challenges that shape your community’s growth. Our team acts as an extension of your staff, providing hands-on project management, bench strength, funding support and advisory expertise every step of the way.
With capabilities spanning the entire project lifecycle, and experience supporting joint projects with multiple owners, we help you plan, build and deliver projects that strengthen communities for generations to come.
Our Projects
Our experience speaks for itself. We’ve helped municipalities across Canada bring essential projects to life — on time, on budget, and aligned with community goals.
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“Colliers Project Leaders’ delivery and communication style really matched ours – delightful, to the point, and intelligent with their answers. We were very happy with their work on this project. The Colliers Project Leaders team always followed up when they said they would, which was very important to us.”
