Black & McDonald is a family-owned, multi-trade service provider delivering construction, facilities management, and technical services across North America.
Black & McDonald Limited is an integrated, multi-trade service provider delivering construction, facilities management, and technical solutions to government, institutional, and industrial clients across Canada and the United States. Founded in 1921 by World War I veterans William R. Black and William "W.J." McDonald, the company began as a local electrical shop providing wiring services to residences and small businesses and was expanded into a broader family enterprise by their sons, John and Bill McDonald, during the 1950s. It remains privately held, now owned and led by the third generation of the McDonald family.
The company employs more than 6,800 people across 40+ offices in North America. Its work spans electrical contracting, multi-trade construction, facilities management and maintenance, utility services and renewables, energy and sustainability services, nuclear services, engineering and design, fabrication and modular construction, and EV charging infrastructure.
Operations cover a range of technical domains suited to skilled tradespeople and technical specialists, from electrical and multi-trade construction work to nuclear services and modular fabrication. The company's stated approach emphasises safety in delivering high-quality solutions, quality service at a fair price, and respectful treatment of people - values it describes as guiding the business for generations.
