Mark Bryant , CIO at PCL Construction , describes how the company ’ s vision and “ innovate or die ” philosophy is helping to shape the modern industry

F ounded in 1906 in Stoughton , Saskatchewan , PCL Construction is a construction company operating primarily in Canada , the US , Australia and the Caribbean . Now headquartered in Edmonton , Alberta , the 100 % employee-owned company currently employs over 4,000 full-time professional and admin staff and more than 10,000 hourly tradespeople . Operating primarily on heavy industrial , civil and building construction , PCL has attained consistent results and broad geographic diversity to ensure its continued success . The company works on 700-800 projects each year , and is the largest contracting company in Canada and the seventh largest in North America overall .