Moriyama Teshima Architects designed a calming campus that reflects Canada’s natural history amidst an otherwise hyper-surveillanced area.

More Canadians over the age of 65 are continuing to work, whether full time, part time, or through multiple jobs. For employers, this is no longer a temporary trend; it is a workforce shift that is reshaping hiring, workplace policies, accommodations, benefits, and long-term planning.

Greater access to low-cost indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors may create new scrutiny for facility management teams.

FMs often work behind the scenes, but their influence is also strategic, human-centred, and essential to organizational resilience.

Bringing together BIM, IoT sensors, CMMS platforms and digital twin environments into a unified operational view, can help facility teams move beyond reactive decision-making towards more predictive, informed and proactive management.

A crop of new barrier-free facilities are championing the lived experience of people with disabilities through flexible lay-outs and sensory-conscious spaces.

Tourists visiting Toronto for the FIFA World Cup may find transit facilities more accessible to navigate through a newly launched wayfinding project.

Ontario-based workers can now track their exposure to 11 hazardous substances through Canada’s first-ever occupational exposure registry (OER). The province’s newly launched online portal is

Women are significantly underrepresented in the skilled trades sector, which directly limits the pool of qualified workers that the facilities management industry depends on.

The Waterworks combines community needs and practical development goals, while breaking down socio-economic barriers.

The facility management industry is preparing for higher workloads, modest budget growth and a more deliberate approach to staffing and project risk over the next year.

The facility management field faces a range of challenges and opportunities in 2026 as technology drives change across the industry.

Accessibility is frequently sidelined during building and public-space design, with key features added long after construction is completed. This approach reinforces the notion that such

Aging retail buildings, once the backbone of bustling commercial districts, are now environmental and financial liabilities.

As workplaces respond to evolving employee preferences, attention is turning to an overlooked source of talent: neurodivergent employees.

Toronto Metropolitan University's new medical school has transformed a former civic centre into a hub for healthcare education. It's tackling a doctor shortage while bringing the local community into the heart of a campus for services.

Indigenous participation in Ontario’s economy is vital for advancing both community prosperity and broader business growth. Yet many Indigenous people face persistent barriers to education and employment.