Since 1930, Canada Building Materials has been delivering ready mix concrete solutions across Ontario and Quebec, built around one simple idea: whatever your project needs, we have a solution. Tight schedules, exacting specs, complex site conditions, pours that need to perform the first time — our team brings the technical depth and operational consistency to meet every demand, and we treat your deadline like it is our own.
With a deep‑rooted presence across the region and the support of our global parent, Votorantim Cimentos, we are the top choice for ready mix concrete solutions in Ontario and Quebec. Every pour is delivered with technical confidence and guided by Our VC Way of operational excellence.
Our regional experts are ready to collaborate on your next build, ensuring your specs are met with precision and certainty. Reach out to our team for custom solutions or request a quote.
Our way of working is best demonstrated through the landmark projects that define our urban landscape. Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, nestled at the base of the CN Tower, stands as one of Toronto’s most recognizable destinations and a project that combined architectural ambition with precise concrete engineering. This project presented an engineering challenge of creating a high-pressure environment for thousands of delicate marine species.
Technical & Structural Feats
• Immense Pressure: 25,000 m³ of specialized concrete delivered and designed to withstand hydrostatic pressure from millions of litres of water.
• Solid Foundation: Our mix provided the structural backbone for one of the most visited, complex aquatic facilities in Canada.
Community & Economic Impact
• Job Creation: The build sparked 600 initial jobs and continues to support over 300 permanent roles in tourism and education.
• Economic Engine: Contributes significantly to Toronto’s economy annually, drawing visitors that support the broader waterfront precinct year-round.
• Educational Hub: For Ontario students, Ripley’s functions as a hands-on learning environment for science and marine conservation – a community asset that extends well beyond its walls.
Our way of working is best demonstrated through the landmark projects that define our urban landscape. Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, nestled at the base of the CN Tower, stands as one of Toronto’s most recognizable destinations and a project that combined architectural ambition with precise concrete engineering. This project presented an engineering challenge of creating a high-pressure environment for thousands of delicate marine species.
Technical & Structural Feats
• Immense Pressure: 25,000 m³ of specialized concrete delivered and designed to withstand hydrostatic pressure from millions of litres of water.
• Solid Foundation: Our mix provided the structural backbone for one of the most visited, complex aquatic facilities in Canada.
Community & Economic Impact
• Job Creation: The build sparked 600 initial jobs and continues to support over 300 permanent roles in tourism and education.
• Economic Engine: Contributes significantly to Toronto’s economy annually, drawing visitors that support the broader waterfront precinct year-round.
• Educational Hub: For Ontario students, Ripley’s functions as a hands-on learning environment for science and marine conservation – a community asset that extends well beyond its walls.
Our CBM Concrete Solutions product line covers a wide range of project needs – from self-consolidating and high-workability flatwork mixes to fibre-reinforced, accelerated strength, extended workability, and durability-focused formulations. All mixes are performance-based and CSA-compliant. Our technical team can also develop custom mix designs for projects with specific structural or environmental requirements.
We work directly with engineers and contractors before the first truck arrives – reviewing exposure class, strength development, pumping distances, and workability windows to build a concrete program around your project, not around a standard product. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and 141 Bay are examples of that process at work.
Yes. Every customer has access to the same ready mix concrete solutions and quality-controlled mixes that go into our largest builds. Get in touch with your local CBM representative to discuss your requirements.
CBM is proud to be part of Votorantim Cimentos, one of the largest building materials companies in the world. Our VC Way is the operating philosophy that runs across the entire Votorantim Cimentos family – and it shapes how our teams work every day. For our customers, that means decisions made close to the job, clear communication from order to delivery, and accountability that does not stop once the truck leaves the plant. The work we did at Ripley’s Aquarium, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, and other countless projects reflects exactly that – sustained technical collaboration, dependable execution, and a standard of care that holds across the full life of a project.
Choosing CBM means choosing a concrete partner guided by clear values, with the operational strength, technical depth, and people to back it up.
We look beyond the material itself to understand the full context of your project. Our teams work through the technical and site challenges before we ever talk volumes, so that when concrete arrives, it supports safe, efficient, and predictable work on site. This reflects our commitment to Act with Ownership and to deliver Lasting Results that stand up over time.
Our plant network and fleet capacity are a form of protection for our customers, helping to ensure that concrete arrives on schedule, whether the job is straightforward or highly complex. Behind every truck and every pour is a team that places safety and health first, plans carefully, and responds quickly when conditions change. By working together with excellence, we help keep projects moving and everyone on-site safe.
Complex builds are fully supported by the mix of expertise, compliance documentation, and quality control rigor that our technical team brings to every project. We learn from each job, apply those insights across our network, and refine our practices so that every new challenge strengthens our capabilities. This focus on learning and evolving helps us support innovative designs while maintaining consistent performance.
For CBM, concrete is about people as much as it is about structures. We approach every relationship with respect, honesty, and a genuine commitment to doing what is right for our customers, communities, and colleagues. By living Our VC Way, we put Safety and Health first, act with ownership, keep learning, and work toward creating Lasting Results that create a Sustainable Legacy for everyone involved.
