The Globe and Mail Feature: Building Complete and Connected Communities - A Conversation with Kieran Hawe

As EllisDon marks 75 years of shaping Canada’s skylines, President and CEO Kieran Hawe is looking firmly ahead: to the next generation of infrastructure, communities, and collaboration needed to support a growing country.

In a recent interview with The Globe and Mail, Hawe reflects on how Canada’s infrastructure challenges have evolved beyond housing alone. While affordability and supply remain urgent issues, he emphasizes that housing cannot succeed in isolation. Instead, he argues that long-term city-building depends on more integrated, systems-level planning that supports how people live, move, and access essential services.

“It’s really about building complete and connected communities. Housing is critical, but it has to be considered alongside transit, health care and civic infrastructure so communities can function and grow over time.”
— Kieran Hawe, President and CEO, EllisDon

Throughout the conversation, Hawe calls for earlier and more collaborative project delivery; bringing governments, clients, builders, and supply‑chain partners together sooner to improve outcomes, shorten timelines, and avoid costly delays.

Read the full Globe and Mail interview with Kieran Hawe to explore his perspective on nation‑building, climate resilience, and what it will take to deliver complete and connected communities for generations to come.