Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Solicitor General in Canada have awarded a fixed-price contract of CAD1.2 billion (US$941 million) to the EllisDon Infrastructure Justice consortium for Thunder Bay Correctional Complex project. EllisDon Infrastructure Justice consortium includes EllisDon Capital Inc., EllisDon Facilities Services Inc., EllisDon Corporation, Zeidler Architecture Inc. and DLR Group Inc.

The selected consortium will be responsible for designing, building, financing and maintaining the new 325-bed, multi-purpose Thunder Bay correctional complex in Ottawa that will replace the city's existing jail and correctional center. 

Onsite mobilization and pre-construction work will begin in summer 2022 with construction to begin in the fall. Construction is expected to be complete in fall 2026.