Rendering of the RSS Main facility in Ottawa, Ontario. Credit: Government of Canada/Public Services and Procurement CanadaThe Government of Canada has awarded a C$768.6m ($551.08m) contract to PCL Construction Canada for the Regulatory and Security Science (RSS) Main project in Ottawa, marking the transition from early site work to full-scale construction. Find out moreThe RSS Main campus will be located on the grounds of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Ottawa Laboratory and is part of a total project phase valued at approximately C$1bn. This investment is being delivered through a phased approach, representing approximately half of the planned scope for the RSS Main site. Investment in the RSS Main site is being delivered through Laboratories Canada, a C$3.8bn Government of Canada programme aimed at modernising federal science infrastructure and improving collaboration among science-focused departments and agencies.