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Working Paper No. 1 · In preparation

Recurring Performance Patterns in Canadian Megaprojects, 1996–2025

A Protocol and Verified Seed Analysis for a Systematic National Evidence Review.

SeriesSPICE Working Paper Series

StatusIn preparation REVIEW The publication date is unconfirmed. The meeting described a conference paper due around October or November 2026, with a journal paper on the Edmonton Valley Line LRT after it. Confirm the real dates before launch.

Evidence freezeTarget: late 2026 REVIEW The publication date is unconfirmed. The meeting described a conference paper due around October or November 2026, with a journal paper on the Edmonton Valley Line LRT after it. Confirm the real dates before launch.

VersionDraft 1.1

Abridged abstract

The paper will specify a source-traceable protocol for building a Canadian megaproject evidence registry across the completed thirty-year period 1996–2025. It will separate context, upstream vulnerability, delivery mechanisms, outcomes, and responses; an exploratory fifteen-project sample will test the codebook and data-quality controls.

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Provisional reference

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Strategic Projects Insight Centre in Engineering. (forthcoming). Recurring performance patterns in Canadian megaprojects, 1996–2025: A protocol and verified seed analysis for a systematic national evidence review (SPICE Working Paper No. 1). University of Alberta. Provisional reference, not yet published.

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Publication programme

The next layers of evidence.

01 · Registry

National registry phase report

Conditional expansion after record-level verification and director approval.

02 · Case study

Valley Line West LRT

An interview-based deep case study, currently in preparation.

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03 · Article

Peer-reviewed submission

A synthesis of the protocol and registry findings for scholarly review.