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Ontario invests in public sector co-working spaces

The government is implementing touchdown co-working spaces for Ontario Public Service employees and optimizing more government-owned offices.
calgary

Calgary names downtown conversion projects

The City of Calgary has named the first three successful applicants to the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program.
Ontario unveils mix of new business tax measures

Putative budget promises tax credit extension

The Ontario government proposes a one-year extension of a refundable tax credit for building, acquiring or upgrading commercial and industrial buildings in areas outside the province's most flourishing markets.
neurodiverse workplaces

Survey takes deep dive into neurodiverse workplaces

A global survey has identified crucial sensory issues in office environments among neurodiverse employees in Canada, the U.S. and UK.
workers

Fengate earns WELL Health-Safety Rating for entire office portfolio

Fengate Asset Management earned the International WELL Building Institute's WELL Health-Safety Rating for its entire 1.7 million square foot office portfolio.
Robust green tax credit offered in Newfoundland and Labrador

Robust green tax credit offered in Newfoundland

The new provincial tax credit is equivalent to 20 per cent of the capital costs of designated clean generation and energy-saving equipment, to a maximum of $1 million annually.
air-source heat pumps added to tax break list

Air-source heat pumps added to tax break list

Air-source heat pumps have been added to the list of clean energy equipment that qualifies for Canada’s accelerated capital cost allowance program.
Net-zero capacity building funds pledged in budget

Budget allocates for net-zero capacity building

The buildings sector is tapped to be the flow-through recipient of more than $706 million in federal funding for research, policy development, pilot projects, preparedness studies and design work.
Crown

Crown acquires 50-acre office community in Mississauga

Crown Realty Partners acquired a 1.2 million square foot office community, located along Mississauga’s Hurontario corridor.
Suburban office markets tighter than downtown

Suburban office markets tighter than downtown

Suburban office markets posted lower vacancies than their downtown counterparts in several of Canada’s largest urban centres during the first quarter of 2022.
flexible office

Visits to flexible office spaces up 45 per cent in March

New data from flexible office and co-working space provider IWG shows that Wednesday is the most popular day in the office, followed by Tuesday and Thursday.
1166 west pender

Construction starts on 1166 West Pender

Demolition of 1166 West Pender (former CRA building) in downtown Vancouver has begun. The new office tower will be 32 storeys.
LTB

B.C. expands whistleblower law for public sector organizations

More workers in British Columbia's public sector are now protected under expanded whistleblower protections at various agencies, boards and commissions.
construction

New 2020 national building, fire codes released

The 2020 National Model Codes have been released including building, fire and energy. The 2020 codes include nearly 400 changes.
Gehry

New renderings of tallest Gehry-designed building

New renderings of two residential towers in Toronto, designed by Frank Gehry, offer a glimpse at what will be the architect’s tallest project in the world.
decarbonization

Infrastructure leaders commit to decarbonization retrofits

The Canada Infrastructure Bank and Johnson Controls have signed an agreement that commits more than $125 million to accelerate private sector decarbonization retrofit projects across Canada.
BGO grows data centre portfolio

Data centre leasing hits record level in North America

Calgary is listed as the only Canadian market that is currently creating a "buzz" within the  North American data centre world.