R.M. Bélanger Ltd is a construction company with headquarters on Radisson Avenue, Chelmsford, Ontario.[1][2] It operates under the brand Bélanger Construction and is owned by Mr. Bélanger.[3] It was founded in 1961 and specialises in the construction of commercial, industrial and institutional infrastructure.[3] In 2008, the company employed 591 staff, and in 2009 it employed 515.[3]
In 2005, the company was selected to build a student residence for Laurentian University.[4]
In 2014, the company was fined $200,000 for federal and provincial tax evasion.[3] The company under reported workers wages by $1.242 million in the tax years of 2008 and 2009.[3]
In February 2021, R.M. Bélanger Ltd was fined $210,000 after a worker was killed while working at a Greater Sudbury golf course.[1] In July 2021, the company was fined $175,000 following the death of a construction worker in 2019.[1] A bridge that was under construction collapsed in Marathon, Ontario.[1] R.M. Bélanger Ltd pled guilty to not taking every precaution reasonable, breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act.[1]
In 2022 R.M. Bélanger Ltd was awarded a $27.9 million construction contract to rebuild part of Algonquin Boulevard in Timmins, Ontario.[7] The contract spans three years and includes new road surface as well as the reconstruction of the water and storm drainage.[7]
In 2022, the company was ordered by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to stop using all radiation devices following its conclusion that the company had " failed to implement a radiation protection program that includes an adequate level of management oversight of work practices and personnel qualification and training."[8]
^"R.M. Belanger to build dorm." Northern Ontario Business, vol. 25, no. 7, May 2005, p. 31. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A132681299/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=752b9e13. Accessed 30 Nov. 2022.
