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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. __)*

                                (Name of Issuer)
                          BFC Construction Corporation

                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                  Common Stock

                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                    054938105

             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

                                November 24, 1998

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

       [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
       [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
       [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

(1)    Names of Reporting Persons

       I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)

       Global Strategy Financial Inc. ("GSFI")
       Global Strategy Group of Funds (the "Funds")
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(2)    Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
       (a)        [ ]
       (b)        [X]
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(3)    SEC Use Only
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(4)    Citizenship or Place of Organization

         GSFI is incorporated  under the laws of Ontario,  Canada. The Funds are
         Trusts organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada.

Number of                  (5)      Sole Voting Power
shares                                                    663,600 COMMON SHARES
                           -----------------------------------------------------
Benefici-                  (6)      Shared Voting Power
ally owned                                                 NIL
                           -----------------------------------------------------
by Each                    (7)      Sole Dispositive Power
reporting                                                  663,600 COMMON SHARES
                           -----------------------------------------------------
Person With                (8)      Shared Dispositive Power
                                                            NIL

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(9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                    663,600 COMMON SHARES
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(10)   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
       Certain Shares                                                  [  ]
                           NOT APPLICABLE
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(11)   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

                                            7.8%    OF OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES
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(12)   Type of Reporting Person

       IA, IV
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                                    Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer:

BFC Construction Corporation

                                    Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

3660 Midland Avenue
Scarborough, Ontario MIV 4V3

                                    Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:

Global Strategy Financial Inc. ("GSFI")
Global Strategy Group of Funds (the "Funds")

GSFI, a corporation  incorporated under the laws of Ontario,  is the manager and
trustee of the  Funds,  which are trusts  organized  under the laws of  Ontario,
Canada.  GSFI is  qualified to act as an  investment  advisor and manager of the
Funds in the Province of Ontario pursuant to a registration under the Securities
Act (Ontario).

The Funds are owner of record of common shares representing, to the knowledge of
GSFI,  approximately  7.8% of all  outstanding  securities  of that class.  GSFI
specifically  disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported securities but,
as an investment manager,  GSFI maintains exclusive power to exercise investment
control or  direction  over such  securities  for its  managed  accounts  as the
beneficial owners.  Consequently,  GSFI may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of such securities.

GSFI is of the view  that it and the  Funds  are not  acting  as a  "group"  for
purposes  of Section  13(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (the "1934
Act") and that it and the Funds are not otherwise  required to attribute to each
other the "beneficial  ownership" of securities  "beneficially owned" under Rule
13d-3  promulgated  under  the 1934 Act.  Therefore,  it is of the view that the
common  shares held by the Funds should not be  aggregated  with any such shares
owned by GSFI for purposes of Section 13(d). However, GSFI is making this filing
on a voluntary basis as if all of the shares were beneficially owned by GSFI and
the Funds on a joint basis.

                                    Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office:

33 Bloor Street East
Suite 1600
Toronto, Ontario

M4W 3T8

                                    Item 2(c)

Citizenship:

GSFI is a corporation  incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada. The Funds
are mutual fund trusts organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada

                                    Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Shares

                                    Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:

                                            054938105

If this  statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check
whether the person filing is a:

    (a)  [  ]   Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

    (b)  [  ]   Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act

    (c)  [  ]   Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act

    (d)  [  ]   Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
                Company Act

    (e)  [  ]   An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

    (f)  [  ]   An employee  benefit plan or  endowment  fund in accordance with
                Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

    (g)  [  ]   A parent  holding  company or control  person in accordance with
                Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

    (h)  [  ]   A savings association as defined in Section 3(b)
                of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act

    (i)  [  ]   A  church  plan  that  is  excluded  from  the
                definition  of an  investment  company under Section
                3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act

    (j)  [  ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box [ X ]

                                     Item 4

Ownership.

       (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:

                            663,600

       (b)      Percent of Class:

                            7.8%

       (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

  (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                     663,600
  (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                   Nil
  (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:        663,600
  (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      Nil

                                  See Item 2(a)

                                     Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class [  ]

                            NOT APPLICABLE
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                                     Item 6

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

                            NOT APPLICABLE
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                                     Item 7

Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security
Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

                            NOT APPLICABLE
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                                     Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                            NOT APPLICABLE
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                                     Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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                            NOT APPLICABLE

                                     Item 10

Certification.

       By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Signature.

       After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Date:               November 16, 1999

SIGNATURE:          /S/  PAUL A. NEILL
Name/Title:         By: Paul Neil, Chief Financial Officer,

                    Global Strategy Financial Inc., on behalf of GSFI and the
                    Funds.

                    Attention:  Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact
                    constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).




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