Canderel and its development partner Broccolini Construction Inc. were selected to build the new head office for Export Development Canada (EDC) in downtown Ottawa. EDC has entered into a long-term lease agreement with the joint venture partners.

The 18-storey, 520,000 square-foot building is located at the corner of Slater and O’Connor Streets. Approximately 1,400 EDC employees started their move to the building in Fall, 2011. The project value is in excess of $150 million.

The EDC head office is the largest new office construction project in downtown Ottawa in the past 25 years. Designed by the architectural firm Béïque, Legault, Thuot, it is a first-class, prestigious structure that has set a new standard for office towers in the city. The project has been engineered to LEED Gold standards.