Provincial
Compliance with AODA lessens liability risk
Many of Ontario’s building owners and managers are now struggling to decipher requirements for barrier-free access in the Ontario Building Code (OBC), under the Accessibility
Delineating where private property rights end
The City of Toronto is investigating the use of visual aids to delineate where private property rights end and public property begins. The move follows
Workplaces may face radon testing requirements
A proposed bill would require owners of enclosed workplaces in Ontario to conduct radon testing and mitigate unsafe levels of the naturally occurring gas.
Real estate industry tags Ontario election issues
The real estate industry names Ontario election issues that will affect the sector, and outlines how this election has killed some proposed bills.
Ontario Municipal Board reform still polarizing
Calls for Ontario Municipal Board reform are on the rise. But the OMB is a contentious issue, and experts cannot agree on how to move forward.
Asbestos surveys widely mandated in Quebec
Quebec is one of the last Canadian jurisdictions to specifically mandate asbestos monitoring and ...
Lighting efficiency on the agenda for 2014
A previously postponed phase-out of incandescent light bulbs is set to go in most Canadian provinces in 2014.
Ontario’s move toward accessibility
New accessibility regulations and innovative ideas are transforming Ontario's infrastructure.
New occupancy class added to building code
Following the model of the 2010 National Building Code of Canada, the newest version of the B.C. Building Code has ...
Energy efficiency targets adjusted upward
Ontario's new building code continues an incremental adoption of heightened energy efficiency standards.
Barriers abound in existing built environment
Voluntary action will continue to be the predominant dismantler of barriers in Ontario’s built environment and landscapes ...
Legislation gets to the heart of health and safety
Manitoba is the first Canadian province to mandate automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in specific facilities.
Don’t get too personal during hiring process
Human rights legislation in Ontario place practical constraints on what information an employer may collect during the hiring process.
Employers enlisted to prompt workers’ savings
Quebec’s voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs) to capture workers not formally enrolled in company pension or group retirement savings plans.
Austerity delays equity
The Ontario government has halted promised property tax relief for commercial and industrial ratepayers in Toronto, Hamilton and several other municipalities with a higher than


