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Soccer fan influx afoot in Toronto

Soccer fan influx afoot in Toronto

An influx of soccer fans is expected to shake up the routine for downtown Toronto businesses and residents when the FIFA World Cup tournament gets underway.
Stantec

Soft skills firm up workplace productivity

BOMA Canada's Emerging Leaders survey draws insight from managers and specialists in the early stages of their careers, working throughout Canada and in commercial real estate’s various disciplines.
Crash courses bridge financial skills gap

Crash courses bridge financial skills gap

A selection of online courses are now available to guide career rookies and/or veterans in non-financial disciplines through commercial real estate’s key accounting and budgeting concepts.
BOMA Canada

BOMA Canada honours industry’s best for 2025

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) presented its national awards on September 17, 2025, during its annual BOMEX conference.
Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

The Canadian government has made slow progress in downsizing its real estate portfolio and is carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in undue annual costs for sparsely occupied and obsolete office space.
Data centre investment rests on solid energy

Data centre investment rests on solid energy

Canada could be well positioned to capture more data centre investment if the United States government continues to antagonize its trade partners.
Counter tariffs bring procurement complications

Counter tariffs bring procurement complications

Procurement complications have arisen throughout Canada as businesses grapple with a long list of U.S. products now to be subject to a 25 per cent import tax.
Toronto parking review could allay tax exposure

Toronto parking review could allay tax exposure

Recommended changes to Toronto's parking regulations could present an opening for some landlords to reduce their exposure to a potential commercial parking levy.
Clinically fit space on the leasing agenda

Clinically fit space on the leasing agenda

A small but noteworthy cohort of tenants will be leasing specialized space as the Ontario government moves toward granting licences for new independently operated surgical and diagnostic clinics.
BOMA Canada

BOMA Canada awards industry’s best for 2024

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada presented its national awards on September 25, 2024.
west end vancouver

Resolvable barriers still impede accessibility

The building features that most commonly impede people with disabilities are not those that are the costliest or most structurally complicated to correct, new survey findings show.
Alberta to tighten grip on public sector facilities managers

Alberta to tighten grip on public sector FMs

The Alberta government is moving to tighten its grip on public entities that are defined as “creatures of the province,” yet have conventionally had leeway to seek and accept direct federal investment.
Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking

Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking

Debate about a proposed surcharge on commercial parking spaces in Toronto has been deferred until City Council begins to consider 2025 budget measures.
Wastewater energy transfer flush with potential

State of good repair lags in City of Toronto

Toronto is backsliding on the upkeep of municipal facilities, with a state of good repair backlog that’s projected to surpass $1 billion this year and then continue accumulating to nearly $1.47 billion by 2033.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Opinion: Accessibility is everybody’s business

Society benefits, and invariably prospers, when people everywhere can more easily share their experience, knowledge and culture and exercise their spending powers
Social destabilization unsettles city fabric

Social destabilization unsettles city fabric

Data, collaborative networks and a suite of tested best practices can be valuable resources for property managers pressed to respond to the unsettling social destabilization occurring in many Canadian cities.
Human capital elusive for real estate employers

Human capital elusive for real estate employers

Employers are pressed to fill new kinds of positions and to bolster tech savviness throughout their organizations, while facing labour shortages and a highly competitive market for certain skills.