The verbage below is from this this link from oct. 2012. The gov't been in partnership with Aecon for quite some time

http://openparliament.ca/committees/human-resources/41-1/47/harold-mcbride-7/only/

Right now we're in partnership—to answer your question about partnerships—and very active with AECON. I hope everybody is familiar with AECON. We're working with Six Nations and Brandi Jonathan, the Ring of Fire, northwestern Ontario. The Ring of Fire is nine aboriginal bands. We're now creating a partnership with them to access the resources from the Six Nations aboriginals, the Ring of Fire, who do not necessarily have that expertise. We're putting together a proposal to train aboriginals to work in northwestern Ontario in the boom—the construction, the railway, the roads that are going to be going in for the billions of dollars' worth of projects

As of two days ago, the Aecon signed a deal with Matawa to to expand training and development programmes for First Nations in northern and remote areas surrounding Ontario's Ring of Fire mining development.....Aecon wouldn't do this if there wasn't some verbal nod of planned infrastructure work

So, I thought you might find this interesting since I'm on the subject of AECON.

Let's take a peek at the Lead independent Director of AECON. His name is Brian Tobin.

Tied to Cliffs, Gov't and Aecon.

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=6137438&privcapId=2125091&previousCapId=873917&previousTitle=AECON%20GROUP%20INC

The Hon. Brian V. Tobin, P.C., ICD.D has been an Executive Chairman of Cliffs Quebec Iron Mining Limited (formerly Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd.) since July 2009 and has been its Acting Chief Executive Officer and Acting President since November 2010

He has been Vice Chairman and Lead Director of Aecon Group Inc. since June 2013. He has been Vice Chairman of BMO Capital Markets Corp. since April 2013

The Hon. Brian V. Tobin, P.C., ICD.D has been an Executive Chairman of Cliffs Quebec Iron Mining Limited (formerly Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd.) since July 2009 and has been its Acting Chief Executive Officer and Acting President since November 2010. The Hon. Tobin has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of BVT Associates in Ottawa Canada since October 2003. He serves as a Senior Business Advisor and Member of Public Policy Group of Fraser Milner ... Casgrain LLP in Toronto. He has been an Advisor of EMS Group of Companies at EnGlobe Corp. since January 20, 2004. He also serves as an Advisor to Borealis Capital Corporation, TaxSave Consultants Limited, and ACE Security Laminates. He serves as a Special Advisor for Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship Inc. The Hon. Tobin served as Chief Executive Officer of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (a/k/a MI Developments Inc.) from March 3, 2004 to August 20, 2004. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at New Flyer Industries Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC since June 16, 2005. He served as the Chairman of Calvista Gold Corporation since 2010. He serves as Chairman of Special Advisory Committee of Energizer Resources Inc. (Formerly Uranium Star Corp.). The Hon. Tobin served as a Co-Chairman of Cliffs Quebec Iron Mining Limited until July 2009 and also served as its Chairman from February 22, 2006 to April 17, 2007. He served as the Chairman of Marret Resource Corp. from July 27, 2012 to April 17, 2013 and served as its Director from June 27, 2012 to April 17, 2013. He has been Vice Chairman and Lead Director of Aecon Group Inc. since June 2013. He has been Vice Chairman of BMO Capital Markets Corp. since April 2013. He served as Vice Chairman of Kruger Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corp. from March 24, 2004 to August 20, 2004. He serves as a Director of Canadian Recording Industry Association. He has been a Director of Calvista Gold Corporation since 2010. He serves as a Trustee of Newport Partners Income Fund. He serves as a Member of the Board of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. He has been an Independent Director of Aecon Group Inc., since March 2005 and New Flyer Industries Inc. since June 16, 2005. He serves as a Director of Norvista Resources Corporation and Canpages Inc. He serves as an Independent Director of Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc. He has been a Director of Cliffs Quebec Iron Mining Limited since February 22, 2006. He served as a Director of Aurvista Gold Corporation from June 03, 2010 to February 2013. He served as a Director of Rally Energy Ltd. since June 26, 2003. He served as Director at SonnenEnergy Corp. since December 2007. The Hon. Tobin served as an Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. from January 2004 to December 2010. He served as Independent Trustee of Tuckamore Capital Management Inc. from November 30, 2009 to June 29, 2010. He served as a Director of Magna Entertainment Corp., from March 24, 2004 to August 20, 2004. He served as a Director of Fluid Power. He served as a Director of CommerceTel Inc., CHC Helicopter Corp., Grey Island Systems International Inc., 6922767 Holding Sàrl, Clarke Inc, and MI Developments Inc. He served as a Director of Cline Mining Corp. from February 11, 2013 to April 16, 2013. He served as a Director of Mobivity Holding Corp. He serves as Co-Chairman of an Advisory Council to the Innu Healing Foundation. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1980 and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The Hon. Tobin was re-elected in 1984, 1988, and 1993 and was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he entered provincial politics and was acclaimed Newfoundland's Province's sixth Premier and went on to win two consecutive majority governments in 1996 and 1999. In October 2000, he resigned from provincial politics and ran in the federal elections. He served as the Federal Minister of Industry for Canada from October 2000 to January 2002. During his tenure as a Minister of Industry, he worked with all sectors of the Canadian economy to improve Canada’s innovation performance. He served as the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1996 to 2000, winning two consecutive majority governments. As Premier, The Hon. Tobin set an aggressive development agenda and Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic turnaround was dramatic during his tenure. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1996. He has unique perspective to FMC’s strong capabilities in serving the business needs of Canadian companies. He is a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute. He retired from politics in January 2002. He is also a speaker with The Lavin Agency, Columnist, The Globe & Mail, Co-Host on the Report on Business Television program, Squeeze Play, and has authored his memoirs, All in a Good Time. The Hon. Tobin holds P.C. ICD.D designations. He graduated from University of Toronto.