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Workforce barriers persist for Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous participation in Ontario’s economy is vital for advancing both community prosperity and broader business growth. Yet many Indigenous people face persistent barriers to education and employment.
Facilitator to foment work experience placements

Facilitator to foment work experience placements

The Canadian government has tapped the Business + Higher Education Roundtable to facilitate up to 8,000 work experience placements for post-secondary students over the coming 30 months.
Real estate issues feel hurricane maelstrom

Real estate issuers feel hurricane maelstrom

Hurricanes assailed roughly half the real estate issuers in MSCI’s all country world index (ACWI) during the three years from 2022 to 2024, capturing about 10 per cent of their collective assets in some degree of the maelstrom.
Toronto readies for international soccer stage

Toronto readies for international soccer stage

Preparations for Toronto Stadium’s turn on the international soccer stage are progressing, with phase one of $146 million worth of planned upgrades now complete.
Hudson's Bay

Cree corporation bids on vacant Hudson’s Bay building

The James Bay Eeyou Corporation and JHD Immobilier announced a $400-million bid to acquire the former Hudson's Bay building in downtown Montreal.
Feds to reappraise accessible parking violations

Feds to reappraise accessible parking violations

Selfish disregard will become costlier on federal property once Public Services and Procurement Canada boosts the fines for misappropriating accessible parking spaces.
Scotia Plaza

Top-floor venue at Scotia Plaza elevates tenant amenities

The new 20,000-square-foot meeting and event space overlooks Toronto's financial district.
Canadian lenders' SME loan books under scrutiny

Canadian lenders’ SME loan books under scrutiny

The Competition Bureau of Canada will take a closer look at how small and medium-sized enterprises obtain financing to identify potential market barriers that may be impeding economic growth.
workplace safety

Disaster recovery resource centre launched

Centralized resources and expertise are now available for local-level planners and emergency responders contemplating the what-ifs and what-nows of natural and human-triggered catastrophes.
Ontario charges Indigenous economic development

Energy charges Indigenous economic development

Ontario opens new round of funding for economic and community development initiatives tied to renewable energy, conservation and replacement of diesel-fired generation in remote First Nations.
Prospective hotel purchasers chase supply

Prospective hotel purchasers chase supply

The average price per room jumped 18 per cent from the comparable period of 2024, even though year-over-year hotel trade volume dropped during the first half of 2025.
harassment

N.S. requires workplace harassment policies by September

The policy aims to prevent and respond to physical and psychological harassment from co-workers, supervisors, and external sources such as clients, contractors and customers.
Canadian retail rents hold steady thus far in 2025

Canadian retail rents steady thus far in 2025

Retail rents held steady in the first half of what’s been a tumultuous year for Canadian consumers, merchandisers and mall landlords.
Ontario to require full-time office presence

Ontario to require full-time office presence

More than half of provincial employees can already be found in Ontario government offices from Monday through Friday, while the remainder have had the option to work off-site up to two days per week.
tariffs

Ontario launches $5B-program for sectors slammed by tariffs

The Ontario government launched the first phase of its $5-billion financial support plan for businesses that have been impacted by higher (section 232) tariff rates.
Canadian CRE universe reflects global trends

Canadian CRE universe reflects global trends

Canada’s universe of professionally managed real estate fell in value and nudged down as a proportion of global market share during 2024, but it retains its ranking as the ninth largest market that MSCI monitors.
CRE prompts and sustains economic activity

CRE prompts and sustains economic activity

Property management and commercial brokerage services generated more than $160 billion in spending and underpinned more than 406,000 full-time jobs across the Canadian economy last year.