Financial Management
Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option
The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.
Class B potential poised for extraction
A new stream of incentives to extract energy saving potential in Class B and C buildings dovetails with projections about their future competitiveness in a recovering office market.
Ontario unveils new business tax measures
The 2026 Ontario budget includes targeted tax relief for small businesses, added tax deferral flexibility for some employers and notice that a current tax credit will be terminated in 2027.
Green premium could be deep retrofit linchpin
The costs to achieve deep cuts in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions could crunch more favourably for capital budgeters with the promise of a green premium.
Resurgent office market lures back lenders
The financial services sector provides dual momentum for Canada’s resurgent office market — as a tenant ramping up demand for space;, and as a lender loosening access to capital.
Alberta budget confirms tax and fee increases
Commercial ratepayers in Alberta can expect a 4.25 per cent jump in their education property taxes this year, while various added fees filter through to the real estate, facilities management and construction sectors.
B.C. real estate sector gets PST surprise
Commercial and residential landlords and strata corporations in British Columbia face a 7 per cent increase on some key operational costs, set to kick in on Oct. 1, 2026.
Carbon market stringency standards under review
A lower threshold for mandatory participation in Canada’s industrial carbon market could bring some commercial and institutional campuses into the mix along with a broader range of suppliers to the buildings sector.
Ontario floats electricity pricing refinements
Electricity pricing refinements could be in the offing for the predominant share of Ontario’s commercial ratepayers who don’t qualify for possible cost savings through the Industrial Conservation Initiative.
Budget enticements devised to attract capital
Commercial real estate is a channel for some of the capital the Canadian government is strategizing to attract via new enticements unveiled in the 2025 federal budget.
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 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.
Non-profit organizations tapped for big reveal
Proposed new filing requirements reflect the Canadian government's intention to enumerate a segment of the tax-exempt sector that has been largely unquantified.
Toronto set to adjust business licensing regime
An unfolding effort to simplify Toronto’s business licensing regime promises reduced paperwork and a more technologically proficient process, but comes with at least one new user fee.
Climate response investment promises paybacks
With science offering up assurance that climate response will be a long-term and intensifying societal need, analysts suggest this could be a lucrative time to get into a surging market.
Economic reconciliation comes with CRE upside
New guidance explores what's involved in “meaningful consultation” and “equitable access” to benefits in the context of project development and broader commercial real estate business operations.
Canadian investors escape super BEAT down
International negotiations have given Canadian investors a reprieve from threatened higher costs of doing business in the United States commercial real estate market.



















