That depends on the type of contract. It is quite easy to find shapes and plates in Canada, but, with bridge construction projects, the plates are longer, thicker and bigger all round. They are not available in Canada. Almost all the steel we buy to build bridges, mainly in Quebec, comes from the United States because of the delivery time and the dimensions of the plates. About 50% of our purchases comes from the United States and the rest comes from Canada or Europe. Steel used for bridges comes mostly from the United States.
On October 16th, 2018. See this statement in context.