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mental health

Report illuminates workers’ mental health struggles

As organizations welcome employees back to the workplace in various forms, a new report says they would be wise to consider amping up mental health supports as soon as possible.
New Brunswick proposes property tax rate stabilizer

Mill rate adjustments for Saskatchewan EPT

Saskatchewan's commercial ratepayers face an increase in the education portion of their property taxes due to a bump-up in the mill rate, but the spread across tax classes has been tightened.
UXBorough

UXBorough breaks ground in Calgary

UXBorough will be an extensive multi-building redevelopment that revitalizes the site previously known as Stadium Shopping Centre.
CDPQ flexes for green infrastructure allocations

CDPQ flexes for green infrastructure allocations

The Quebec budget announces pending new investment rules to allow Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to increase allocations to infrastructure.
Matching public-private funds go to EV chargers

New EV chargers coming to Saskatchewan

A $2-million investment in the Saskatchewan Power Corporation will bring up to 40 electric vehicle fast chargers to the province by December 2023.
property tax

New Brunswick uncorks delayed property tax cuts

For residential landlords, the first installment of property tax relief will come with a one-year cap to hold rent increases to no more than 3.8 per cent, retroactive to January 1, 2022.
Toronto city staff endorse backyard hen-keeping

Toronto city staff endorse backyard hen-keeping

The 102 pilot locations, hosting a total of 307 hens in residential neighbourhoods, engendered three noise complaints and two odour complaints over a nearly four-year period.
property assessments

New property valuation board slated for Manitoba

Manitoba is moving to establish a single entity to deal with property tax assessment appeals, compensation for land expropriation and applications for surface rights.
condo budgeting

Inflationary pressure should ease as COVID wanes

Inflationary pressure is expected to subside over the coming months with the easing of COVID-related triggers, but residential rent could still be peaking.
workplace

Pop-up workplace explores solutions for hybrid future 

A future workplace prototype in Toronto was designed to help organizations understand employees' changing needs and attract them back to the office.
environments

Canadian school districts build for healthier environments

The schools installed future-ready infrastructure improvements for healthier, more sustainable learning environments.
Alberta promises to offset winter electricity costs

Alberta to offset winter electricity costs

The Alberta government has promised a $150 rebate to compensate residential and commercial electricity customers for higher costs during the winter of 2022.
Morrison Hershfield

Six office properties to pad Allied portfolio

The $794-million deal with Choice Properties REIT will add more than 1.2 million square feet of space in downtown Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to Allied Properties REIT's portfolio.
leadership

Corporate officers to assume more liability

Omnibus legislation aims to ease transition for licensed trades and professions moving into Ontario, and to enshrine steeper maximum fines in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Building Benchmark BC

Building Benchmark BC initiative announces strong uptake

The Building Benchmark BC database now captures the energy and GHG emissions of 1,163 buildings, representing 8.4+ million square metres of floor space.
workplace

Budgets offer contrasting energy cost measures

British Columbia's and Alberta's newly released 2022-23 budgets take differing approaches to cost relief for commercial and multifamily building owners.
Hudson Bay

Hudson’s Bay Vancouver redevelopment unveiled

The redevelopment plan for the iconic Hudson’s Bay building in downtown Vancouver will include a new 12-storey office tower.