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Steel and rebar work coming up in Alberta

65 projects in Alberta fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where steel and rebar gets bought.

By Max Gillespie · Updated
Counted Nov 11, 2026, 2:56 AM ET · updates daily

Projects that fit, from the last 30 days

A few of the 65, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.

When steel and rebar gets bought

Rebar goes in with the foundation, right after the start. Structural steel and misc metals follow once the foundation is in.

On 13 Miami jobs we measured, the steel and rebar permit landed a median 308 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 461.

Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants.

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Questions

How do rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors find new projects in Alberta?
Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants. 65 projects in Alberta fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where steel and rebar gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
When does a GC buy steel and rebar on a job?
Rebar goes in with the foundation, right after the start. Structural steel and misc metals follow once the foundation is in. On 13 Miami jobs we measured, the steel and rebar permit landed a median 308 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 461.
How do I find out which sub won the job in Alberta?
Alberta does not publish trade permits, so the sub is not on the public record. The building permit and the construction start name the contractor where the record does, and Pro shows that name the day it files. Call the GC and ask who has the steel and rebar.
Where does this count come from?
Groundbreak reads permits in Calgary, Edmonton and three more cities, HVAC contractors in Calgary and Calgary development permits in Alberta every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a supplier watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 2:56 AM Eastern and updates daily.
What does Groundbreak cost?
Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search Alberta's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

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Every steel and rebar job in Alberta, the day it files.

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