Industry News
Feds mapping out internal free trade oversight
Internal free trade will see the Canadian government defer to most, but not all provincial/territorial rules governing inter-jurisdictional commerce.
Toolkit empowers municipal accessibility
The Rick Hansen Foundation created a resource to help Ontario-based municipalities identify and remove built environment barriers in their communities.
CRE benchmarks adopt new terminology for DEI
Another commercial real estate benchmark has introduced new terminology to replace former references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
CPP Investments lends on data centre expansion
CPP Investments and Deutsch Bank will jointly provide $550 million in construction financing for a 54-megawatt hyperscale facility in Cambridge, Ontario.
‘80s set tone for Ontario institutional levy
Ontario municipalities are again asking for an upward adjustment to the payments that health care, post-secondary and correctional facilities make in lieu of property tax.
Toronto City Council greenlights Hangar District
The mixed-used project will become the first neighbourhood within the 370-acre former Downsview Airport lands.
Canadian debt market lures U.S. CRE issuers
Morningstar DBRS is predicting an uptick in American commercial real estate companies issuing maple bonds in the Canadian debt market.
NS vendor disclosure now embeds flooding risks
Prospective purchasers can now expect information about flooding risks on Nova Scotia properties as a standardized element of vendor disclosure.
New Brunswick launches property tax consultation
A promised overhaul of New Brunswick’s property tax system has been launched with a public survey and stakeholder consultation process.
Portable ramps tapped to help Toronto step out
Eight years after the initial consultation, Toronto business operators could be getting the okay to install portable ramps to improve accessibility at storefronts and other public entrances.
Ontario reorients electricity grid access
Data centre development that aligns with Ontario’s economic development priorities has been promised a preferential place in the queue to connect to the electricity grid.
Province shares final designs for Ontario Place
The province unveiled updated designs for Ontario Place, while announcing a new, publicly-owned parking structure with about 3,500 spots.
New fines loom for fire safety enforcement
Ontario municipalities will have an optional set of fines for enforcing fire safety once the provincial government finalizes the framework for administrative monetary penalties, known as AMPs.
MPAC unveils data collection enhancements
Web platform upgrades could ease drudgery for Ontario commercial ratepayers obliged to submit annual income and expense information to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.
Canadian Tire plans nex-gen HQ with major retrofit
Two office towers at the Canada Square property in midtown Toronto are set for redevelopment.
Demand-side management tech in demand in B.C.
BC Hydro is sussing out demand-side management technology suppliers for their capabilities to deliver energy savings in commercial and residential buildings.
Parallel receivership set for some HBC sites
A court-appointed receiver will administer assets within the RioCan-HBC joint venture, separate from, but in parallel with the Hudson's Bay Company's CCAA proceedings.




















