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Electricity rate relief somewhat out of sync with lockdown timelines

Electricity rate relief unaligned with lockdown

The timing of newly announced short-term relief for Ontario’s residential and small business customers is somewhat out of sync with expected power consumption patterns.
lockdown relief temporarily more generous

Lockdown relief temporarily more generous

Federal rent and wage subsidies will be open to an expanded range of applicants who are subject to pandemic-related constraints during the eight-week period from Dec. 19, 2021 to Feb. 12, 2022.
southpark

Southpark on Whyte earns a LEED Gold first

Southpark on Whyte has been awarded LEED Gold certification and is the first LEED V4 multi-family project in Edmonton.
Seniors' facilities get specially tailored benchmarking tool

Green scorecard planned for seniors’ facilities

Long-term care homes and retirement residences in Ontario are getting an environmental performance benchmarking tool specially tailored for seniors’ facilities.
Office IAQ best practices up for consultation

Air filtration improvements in line for rebate

As announced in the federal Economic and Fiscal Update, small businesses could qualify for a refundable tax credit of up to $10,000 per project on qualifying investments in air filtration and HVAC systems.
RECA

Real estate lending set to ramp up in 2022

More than two-thirds of Canadian lenders participating in CBRE’s recent annual survey indicated plans to increase allocations to real estate, equating to an estimated 10 to 20 per cent boost in availability of capital.
cybersecurity

Survey flags cybersecurity ignorance among Canadians

Some hotspot providers quietly track millions of users’ whereabouts even after they have left the establishment.
accessibility

New project tackles accessibility of heritage buildings

Human Space is tackling the challenge of addressing accessibility of heritage buildings while preserving historical integrity.
Ottawa's tallest office tower trades in deal

Deal includes Ottawa’s tallest office tower

Crown Realty Partners and Crestpoint Real Estate Management have jointly acquired Place de Ville, a four-building Class A office complex in Ottawa's Parliamentary district.
Cape Breton

Dream to deploy CIB funds for deep retrofits

The Dream group of companies has obtained $136.6 million in financing from Canada Infrastructure Bank’s commercial buildings retrofit program, aligned with a 2035 target for a net-zero portfolio.
CF Sherway Gardens

Renewed master plan vision for CF Sherway Gardens

Cadillac Fairview and DiamondCorp have collaborated on a renewed master plan vision for CF Sherway Gardens that will transform the peripheral parking lands into a complete community with a mix of residential, office and retail.
Provincial energy efficiency programs stalling

Provincial energy efficiency programs stalling

Efficiency Canada’s provincial energy efficiency scorecard shows a Canada-wide downward trend in annual incremental savings compared to last decade.
mental health

Online resource spotlights mental health in the workplace

Workplaces have traditionally focused on protecting employees from physical harm, but there is strong evidence that certain features of the workplace can affect employees' psychological health.
Saskatchewan

Disabilities undermined during company hires

More disabled women said companies are doing a poor job of hiring those with disabilities than their male counterparts.
sustainability disclosure standards to be centered in Montreal

Sustainability disclosure centered in Montreal

Montreal and Frankfurt will serve as host cities for the newly forged International Sustainability Standards Board, tasked with developing global disclosure standards to guide investors and capital markets.
Minto Communities

Cominar REIT deal conveyed to unit-holders

Canderel Real Estate Property Inc. is leading an investor consortium intent on acquiring Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, with plans to then sell the REIT's industrial holdings to Blackstone.
Langford

Major industrial strata build planned for Langford

Construction is set to begin on the IntraUrban Cornerstone, an industrial strata development by PC Urban Properties Corp, in January 2022.