Canadian Property Management

Two building performance assessment programs will unite under the BOMA BEST umbrella in 2027 when the BOMA 360 designation is integrated into the more rigorous certification framework.

Proposed changes to Ontario’s Fire Code would introduce new rules for the safe handling of lithium-ion batteries and micromobility devices that contain them.

Canadian REITs will have a simplified process for conveying information to their unitholders once pending new regulations under the Canada Business Corporations Act are enacted.

Pilot initiative emphasizing peer networking within and between hospitals receives Clean50 recognition as a leading example of an innovative and replicable climate action project.

Della Nice, director of responsible investment with Fengate Asset Management, has been named to the 2027 Clean50 cohort in the emerging leader category.

Jennifer Keesmaat has been appointed co-chair of Canada’s National Housing Council, helping to steer the ensemble of experts tasked with providing advice to the Canadian government.

Ontario proposes a distinct electricity rate class for new data centres, as part of a package of requirements for facilities seeking to connect to the provincial power grid.

The energy transition comes with a risk management learning curve as one potentially hazardous mainstay gives way to another.

The first-ever comprehensive review of the Ontario Building Code has a mandate to root out duplications, anachronisms and undue complexities that have accumulated over the course of 50 years.

Alberta consumers will pay an extra $14 on the upfront cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel when a new environmental fee goes into effect on Oct. 1.

Canadian corporations can now claim deductions for the full cost of a much wider range of capital assets in the tax year in which they are purchased or come into use.

Students in Alberta and British Columbia will be starting their school days in the darkness for part of this new academic year once the two provinces transition to permanent daylight saving time.