SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT
Overview Areas of Work
As a North American company with work locations and projects in Canada, the U.S., and internationally, Aecon has access to some of the most highly skilled talent in the world. To attract and retain the best talent, we strive to be the First-Choice Employer wherever we work.
In 2025, employees, partners, and communities told us the same thing in different ways: infrastructure shapes lives, not just skylines. How we train, hire, partner, and show up locally affects whether people feel safe, included, and able to build a future for themselves and their families.
At Aecon, Social Impact is about responding to those realities with intention. Our work focuses on three interconnected priorities: Community Connectivity understanding and responding to the lived realities of the people where we work; Economic Inclusion ensuring communities benefit meaningfully from projects; and Enduring Legacy investing in long-term outcomes that last beyond construction.
These priorities guide how we listen, how we act, and how we measure impact. This report encompasses four areas of work that cut across these interconnected priorities;
1.Innovative Training
Inclusive Development 3.Global Community Outreach & Involvement 4.Purpose Driven Social Impact
Innovative Training Programs
Introduction to Millwrighting Program (with Building Up and Millwrights Local 1592 and 2309)
Access to skilled trades remains a barrier for many people facing barriers to employment. To help address this, eight trainees were welcomed into the Introduction to Millwrighting Program (ITM) in 2025. Delivered in partnership with Building Up, Millwrights Local 1592 and 2309, and Durham College, the program provides an intensive pathway into a high-skill trade.
This bridges talent with real opportunity and builds strong, sustainable career pathways in the skilled trades.
All trainees were selected from Building Up: a Toronto-based non-profit social enterprise on a mission to provide people with barriers to employment the suite of training and support they need to access upward wealth mobility via long-term careers in the construction industry.
This cohort of the ITM program was supported by Building Up, Millwrights Local 2309 - Toronto, and Durham College. Their partnership and shared commitment to meaningful workforce development is key to how we are diversifying the construction industry.
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Inclusive Development Programs
Employees at Aecon from underrepresented groups share a desire for career clarity, confidence, and leadership pathways that reflect their lived experience.
Indigenous Mentorship Program
As part of our Reconciliation Action Plan’s commitment to Leadership, we launched an Indigenous Mentorship Program to enhance the work environment for Indigenous employees. This program, launched as part of the 2024 Indigenous History Month celebrations, hopes to not only enrich our organizational culture but also contribute to the broader goal: economic empowerment for Indigenous communities.
Champions for Diversity in Leadership Program
High potential leaders from underrepresented groups often lack access to executive exposure and sponsorship.
In 2025, the third cohort of the Champions for Diversity in Leadership Program brought participants together with Aecon’s CEO, senior leaders, and project teams. The program focused on visibility, relationship‑building, and first‑hand exposure to executive leadership environments, supporting long‑term leadership development.
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Inclusive Development Programs
Women in Nuclear Initiatives
We partner with Women in Nuclear (WiN) Canada to support our women-leaders and build community in the nuclear industry. This year, a proud group of women employees from our nuclear group attended the WiN Canada Conference in Niagara Falls — a premier event celebrating and empowering women in the nuclear industry.
Together, they discussed how we can ignite interest in STEM among youth, foster inclusive career pathways, and ensure knowledge transfer across generations, as well as strategies to attract, retain, and empower the next generation of nuclear professionals.
In addition to attending the conference, this group was able to attend the graduation ceremony for Aecon’s LEAP participants
Tasfia Preeti (Project Director, Nuclear) and Tola Ladipo (Senior Director, Project Controls). The prestigious LEAP (Lead/Excel/Advance/Pay Forward) Executive Training and Coaching Program is a 14-month initiative designed to empower high-performing women in the nuclear industry by cultivating leadership and technical skills.
Global Community Outreach and Involvement
Communities often share that meaningful impact happens when investment is place‑based, responsive, and aligned with local priorities.
From supporting children and youth organizations in Canada, offering housing repairs in Barbados, health clinics in Anguilla, or youth sport in the U.S. Virgin Islands Aecon’s community engagement focused on listening first and responding with care.
Building Community Ties in Anguilla
As part of Aecon and Kelly Construction’s work on Anguilla’s Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport Redevelopment project, the team has participated in a series of community-facing events including a health fair for people who live and work in the airport community.
Hosted at the project site, the health fair included:
An HIV Testing and Tetanus Vaccination Drive with on-site medical support allowed workers to undergo HIV testing and receive tetanus vaccinations
Prostate Health Awareness Sessions with educational sessions on prostate health, which emphasized early detection and prevention strategies.
Nutrition Awareness Programs including workshops on healthy eating that provided workers with practical tips on maintaining a balanced diet.
Global Community Outreach and Involvement
Supporting Youth in the United States Virgin Islands
In 2025, Aecon, through our SkyCity VI Airports company, sponsored the Audie Henneman Inter-Neighbourhood Basketball League in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the second year in a row.
The Audie Henneman Legacy Inter-Neighbourhood Basketball League is a non‑profit, community based youth basketball league in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is legally registered as a 501(c)(3) amateur sports organization and was established to provide structured basketball programming and clinics for young people in the territory.
SkyCity was also a sponsor for Team USVI, supporting their journey to play Caribbean Little League Baseball Championship games in Curaçao. Through their determination, the team won two games and made it to the finals representing the islands with passion and integrity.
From a social impact lens, Aecon’s sponsorship illustrates how infrastructure companies can pair major capital projects with place‑based community investment. In this case, the support was modest but targeted, timely, and clearly connected to local priorities—youth, sport, and community cohesion.
This kind of alignment between where a company works and who it supports is increasingly seen as best practice in responsible infrastructure development, particularly in smaller jurisdictions like the U.S. Virgin Islands where corporate actions are highly visible.
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Global Community Outreach and Involvement
Home Improvement Program and Response to Flooding in Barbados
In 2025, five families in North Barbados were beneficiaries of our new home improvement program that supports the repair and retrofitting of houses damaged by recent disasters. Named, the ‘From Our Home to Yours’ initiative, the program was launched in partnership with the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), the Rural and Urban Development Commission (RUDC), and Haigh Communications.
Offering Hands-on Support to The Children’s Cottage Society
In Spring and Summer 2025, we spent time collecting donations and volunteering at The Children's Cottage Society, a local foundation that supports children and families facing crisis. The team spent a day at the facility, helping in the kitchen, building and painting furniture, as well as sorting donations.
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Global Community Outreach and Involvement
Aecon Ambassador Program
The Aecon Ambassador Program is designed to inspire and recruit the next generation of skilled tradespeople by engaging youth and underrepresented groups through hands-on infrastructure career days and industry fairs.
Volunteers from Aecon’s Talent Acquisition, Corporate Affairs, and operational teams introduce students to both traditional trades and the expanding range of functional roles within the construction sector.
This work supports efforts to address the projected need for more than 200,000 skilled trades roles in Ontario over the next decade. In 2025, the Aecon Ambassador Program delivered 3 successful career day events at Ontario high schools in partnership with Junior Achievement Central Ontario. These engagements reached more than 200 students and helped broaden early awareness of opportunities available in the construction and infrastructure industry.
The Aecon Ambassador program recognizes volunteers who demonstrate consistent commitment by participating in at least three recruitment or education events each year.
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Global Community Outreach and Involvement
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Spreading Holiday Joy in Antigua and Barbuda
To spread holiday joy, our Corporate Finance team purchased holiday gifts for members of the V.C. Bird Airport Community. Special thanks to Gemma Scrubb (Manager, Tax) for leading the charge. Gifts were distributed to Friends of the Care Project and Piggott’s Primary School.
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Global Community Outreach and Involvement
Refurbished Hardware Donation Program
In 2025, we donated 24 refurbished laptops to four secondary schools in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This initiative supports our commitment to working to close the digital divide and address its impact on education, jobs, and information access.
The receiving schools (Troumaca Ontario Secondary School, Buccament Bay Secondary School, St. Clair Dacon Secondary School, Union Island Secondary School) were selected based on need and location. The laptops are supporting both school operations, such as main office use, and student resourcing, including library services.
Here is an excerpt from a letter we received from one of our school recipients:
“This gift has significantly enhanced our students' learning experiences and improved our teachers' classroom delivery by providing access to technology and resources that facilitate academic pursuits. Your contribution will undoubtedly benefit our students and teachers for years to come ”
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Purpose-Driven Social Impact
In line with our purpose of Building What Matters to Enable Future Generations to Thrive, we are highlighting two broader initiatives that encapsulate our purpose statement across our Canadian and American businesses, respectively.
Indigenous Reconciliation
Indigenous reconciliation is integral to and consistent across our Canadian Operations. Guided by our Reconciliation Action Plan, we recognize that building critical infrastructure also carries a responsibility to respect Indigenous rights, cultures, and lands where it operates. Through long‑standing partnerships, economic reconciliation, and commitments aligned with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, Aecon works collaboratively with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities to create shared value. This approach embeds reconciliation into how Aecon does business— strengthening communities, advancing inclusion, and leaving a positive, lasting legacy across Canada.
U.S. Military Veterans
Supporting U.S. military veterans is a meaningful part of our purpose and social impact across our U.S. operations. We recognize the leadership, discipline, and technical expertise veterans bring to the workforce and are committed to creating pathways that support their transition and long‑term success. These efforts reflect Aecon’s broader commitment to economic inclusion, workforce resilience, and honoring those who have served.
Purpose-Driven Social Impact CANADA
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Education Campaign and Video Series
In recognition of the 10-year anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s release of the 94 Calls to Action, our team put together a 4-part video series as a way to share the lived experience of a Residential School Survivor, Jennifer Campeau (Vice President, Indigenous Relations), and to share what we learned through our visits to the Former Mohawk Institute – Canada’s longest running residential school, managed by the Woodland Cultural Centre.
In response to Call to Action 92, which calls upon the corporate sector in Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and to apply its principles, norms, and standards to corporate policy and core operational activities involving Indigenous peoples and their lands and resources.
We are deeply grateful to Jennifer for sharing such a vulnerable and powerful story.
In this first video, Jennifer Campeau shares her first day at residential school, recounting how she and her brothers were taken from their mother and separated from their family while attending Muscowequan Indian Residential School (“The Mission”). At Aecon, we stand in support of both Truth and Reconciliation, and we recognize Jennifer’s story as an essential part of Canada’s Truth.
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Purpose-Driven Social Impact CANADA
Shoreline Power Group Relationship Building with Saugeen Ojibway Nation
In 2025, our Shoreline and SGRT Projects continued to advance their Indigenous engagement journey through sustained collaboration, responsiveness, and action. The project teams worked closely with Indigenous Relations leadership to better understand how they could meaningfully support the Saugeen Ojibway Nation and strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities connected to the project.
This commitment was powerfully demonstrated during a severe spring ice storm that left parts of the nearby Indigenous community without electricity for several days, causing flooding and widespread food loss for households without generators. In response to a direct request for assistance, the Shoreline and SGRT teams mobilized quickly. Within 24 hours, plans were put in place to deliver generators, electrical cords, pumps, and a freezer stocked with locally sourced meat to support community members during the emergency.
These actions reflect a genuine and practical commitment to reconciliation, grounded in respect, trust, and partnership. The teams’ ability to respond quickly and collaboratively highlights the strength of relationships built through ongoing engagement. Leadership and coordination across the project team played a key role in aligning efforts and ensuring meaningful outcomes for the community, reinforcing the importance of action based engagement in advancing positive, long‑term Indigenous relationships.
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Purpose-Driven Social Impact USA
In 2025, Aecon strengthened recruitment outreach, expanded partnerships, and continued storytelling initiatives that honor veterans and their families, particularly across U.S. operations.
Employment
Aecon is proud to become a Hiring Partner with Helmets to Hardhats, an Employer Partner with the Department of War’s SkillBridge Program. These efforts reflect Aecon’s ongoing commitment to becoming an employer of choice for U.S. military veterans by recognizing their service, supporting their transition into civilian careers, and fostering an inclusive workplace community.
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Purpose-Driven
Social Impact USA
Community Giving
During the holiday season, we were honored to participate in the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Toy Run in Augusta, Georgia — an event that supported 440 families and 800 children of families from Fort Gordon.
This effort, led by our Veterans Employee Resource Group, included toy-collection boxes placed at Aecon sites across the country. Our teams were proud to contribute toys, socks, and other essentials to support the meaningful work PVA carries out for veterans and their families.
At Aecon, we’re committed to strengthening the communities we serve and standing with those who have served us.
Proud to support PVA. Proud to support our veterans.
2025 Workforce Statistics
(Canadian Workforce)
As a Canadian company, we continue to measure the representation of minority groups highlighted in Canada’s Employment Equity Act (listed below) against the representation of these groups in Canada’s general population.
Employment Equity Groups
Women & Gender Minorities
Indigenous Peoples
People with Disabilities
People of Colour (Visible Minorities)
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Awards and Recognition
In 2025, the Gordie Howe International Bridge project was honoured with the Project Community Benefits Award at the Building Diversity Awards. The award honours the team for meaningfully engaging and empowering the Windsor and Detroit communities in all stages of development.
Community benefits are an important part of social impact as they celebrate the social, economic, cultural, environmental, and human‑capital gains that are delivered to local communities as a result of a project’s presence or partnerships. In infrastructure and major capital projects, community benefits are increasingly seen as part of responsible project delivery, not an optional add‑on. For companies like us, community benefits demonstrate that infrastructure isn’t just built in communities—it’s built with them.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Looking Ahead
As we reflect on 2025, one thing is clear: social impact at Aecon is no longer defined by isolated initiatives, but by how we show up. How intentionally we embed community connectivity, economic inclusion, and enduring legacy into the way we work. Across training, workforce development, employee engagement, procurement, and community partnerships, this year demonstrated what is possible when social impact is integrated into project delivery.
In 2025, we deepened our commitment to reconciliation, expanded access to skilled trades and leadership pathways. From Indigenous awareness training, to mentorship, innovative workforce programs, and place‑based community investment in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, our work reflected a shared understanding that infrastructure shapes lives.
Looking ahead to 2026, our focus will be on strengthening what works and sharpening how we measure and sustain impact. This includes continuing to align social impact with operational priorities, building more durable community partnerships, and advancing inclusive workforce and procurement practices that create opportunity where it is most needed. We will also look for new ways to tell our story—clearly, credibly, and with humility—so that the impact of our work is understood not only by us, but by the communities and partners we serve.
Social Impact is ultimately about trust: earning it, maintaining it, and honouring it over time. As Aecon continues to deliver complex infrastructure, we remain committed to building with intention, listening with care, and leaving an enduring legacy that reflects our values.
GORDANATERKALAS SeniorVicePresident&ChiefPeopleOfficer
PATIENCEADAMU Director SocialImpact