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Excavation & Earthworks jobs in Ontario

15 building permits that need excavation crews were pulled in Ontario over the 23 days to August 14, 2026. That is roughly 5 a week. Almost all of it is housing, led by sfd - detached. That is owner-and-builder work, small tickets, fast turnarounds, and it is won on being reachable rather than on being cheapest.

15
building permits pulled
5
new per week
Aug 14, 2026
most recent
Counts cover the 23 days to August 14, 2026.

Live right now in Ontario

120 open
Just pulled a permit

MIKAEL MATOS

No value published
TorontoPermit pulled Jul 9, 2026General / Multi-Unit Residential

Likely scope, estimated

Excavation & Earthworks

General permit at 1266 QUEEN ST, Toronto. Excavation & Earthworks trade work. Structure type: Multi-Unit Residential. Primary party: MIKAEL MATOS.

Just won a contract

Employer not named on record

$2.3M
Won Apr 11, 2026

Likely scope, estimated

Excavation & Earthworks

Award for a heavy dump truck in Ontario, valued at about $2,025. This appears to be a very small equipment purchase or rental, not a construction project.

Just won a contract

1707219 ONTARIO LIMITED

$5.0M
TorontoWon Mar 16, 2026

Likely scope, estimated

Paving & Asphalt
Concrete & Forming
Civil Engineering
Excavation & Earthworks
Structural Steel

City of Toronto awarded road and sidewalk repair work in the Etobicoke York District covering Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 to 1707219 Ontario Limited. Scope includes arterial, collector, and local road repairs, laneway work, and guide rail repairs within municipal right-of-way. This is a city-wide unit-price maintenance contract for the western Toronto districts.

Just won a contract

EQUIPEMENT ST GERMAIN INC

$500K
Won Feb 26, 2026

Likely scope, estimated

Excavation & Earthworks
Civil Engineering
General Contracting

Federal government awarded another contract under the same heavy construction equipment rental standing offer in Ontario. This supports earthworks or infrastructure maintenance projects.

What the work actually is

How City of Brampton classified the 15 building permits that name excavation and earthworks.

General
15(100%)

What is being built

The structure types behind the excavation and earthworks work. This is the fastest way to tell whether the volume in Ontario is your kind of job.

SFD - Detached
5(38%)
SFD - Semi-Detached
3(23%)
Multi-Unit Residential
2(15%)
2 Unit - Detached
1(8%)
Commercial
1(8%)
Multiple Use/Non Residential
1(8%)

How to work this list

  • A pulled permit means the money is committed and the schedule is being built. For excavation crews that is weeks to months of warning before the call goes out.
  • On housing the applicant is usually the owner or a small builder, and there is no bid list to get onto. The whole game is being the first name they have when the trade is needed.
  • Sort by date, take the newest ten, and work them the same week. A permit from three months ago is already covered.

Excavation & Earthworks work in other markets

Other trades hiring in Ontario

Where this comes from. Open building permit records published by City of Brampton, City of Greater Sudbury, City of Kitchener, City of Toronto. AEC Stack reads them daily, classifies the trades each job will need, and drops the jobs too large for a small contractor to bid.

Win one of these and the rest of it runs itself

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Get qualified for this work

The licensing and certification route for excavation crews, and who employs them.