Northern Earthworks foundation excavation site at dawn in the Canadian Rockies
Established 2009 · Calgary, Alberta

Geotechnical construction that Canadian industry builds on.

Northern Earthworks & Foundations Corp. delivers deep foundations, excavation support, and mass earthworks to institutional, energy, and infrastructure programs across Canada — with the engineering discipline and safety record that owners, consultants, and general contractors require.

2009
Established
8
Provinces served
ISO 45001
Safety certified
COR
Certified in Alberta
Capabilities

A single accountable contractor for the ground and everything it must carry.

Our crews, engineers, and equipment are held to a single standard of execution — from investigative drilling through production piling and final site handover. Each engagement is led by a designated project principal and backed by our in-house geotechnical engineering group.

All capabilities

Deep Foundations

Driven steel, cast-in-place concrete, helical, and micropile systems engineered to the CSA A23.3 and CSA S6 standards for load, seismic, and frost performance.

Excavation Support & Shoring

Secant and tangent pile walls, soldier pile and lagging, soil nailing, and tieback anchor systems for constrained urban and industrial sites.

Mass Earthworks

Bulk excavation, cut-and-fill balancing, grading, and site preparation for institutional, resource, and transportation infrastructure programs.

Ground Improvement

Dynamic compaction, vibro-replacement, jet grouting, and permeation grouting to remediate compressible, contaminated, or liquefiable ground.

Deep excavation and shoring for a downtown Calgary tower foundation
Sectors We Serve

Trusted by owners, EPC contractors, and public authorities across Canada.

01
Institutional & Healthcare
02
Energy & Resources
03
Transportation Infrastructure
04
Commercial Real Estate
05
Water & Environmental
06
Public Sector & Defence
Sector detail
Graham McPherson, Vice President, Business Development, Northern Earthworks & Foundations Corp.
From the Leadership
“Our clients do not buy earthworks. They buy the certainty that a hospital will open on schedule, that a compressor station will hold its foundation through forty winters, and that the ground beneath their capital program has been treated with the seriousness it deserves.”
Graham McPherson
Vice President, Business Development, Northern Earthworks & Foundations Corp.
Speak with us

Discuss your program with our Business Development team.

For tenders, RFPs, and pre-construction consultation, contact Graham McPherson, Vice President, Business Development.