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Regulatory labyrinth houses tenant utility data

Regulatory labyrinth houses tenant utility data

Efforts to secure aggregated energy and water use data from tenant utility accounts typically cast commercial asset managers into a regulatory labyrinth.
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BOMA Canada honours leaders in CRE

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) presented its 2026 national awards on September 24 at BOMEX in Ottawa.
New Alberta solar panel fee has opaque costing

New Alberta solar panel fee has opaque costing

Alberta consumers will pay an extra $14 on the upfront cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel when a new environmental fee goes into effect on Oct. 1.
Dark edge awaits Alberta and B.C. schools

Dark edge awaits Alberta and B.C. school days

Students in Alberta and British Columbia will be starting their school days in the darkness for part of this new academic year once the two provinces transition to permanent daylight saving time.
Canada opportune for tech sector investors

Canada opportune for tech sector investors

Investors in Canada’s tech sector can generally expect more favourable operating costs than in comparable markets in the United States.
New split for global adjustment costs explored

New split for global adjustment costs explored

Ontario proposes a distinct electricity rate class for new data centres, as part of a package of requirements for facilities seeking to connect to the provincial power grid.
Hazards switching out in energy transition

Hazards switching out in the energy transition

The energy transition comes with a risk management learning curve as one potentially hazardous mainstay gives way to another.
Winter maintenance budgeting gets slipperier

Winter maintenance budgeting gets slipperier

A threatened 50 per cent tariff on Canadian road salt imported into the United States is creating winter maintenance budgeting uncertainties on both sides of the international border.
Ontario Building Code perched on cutting edge

Ontario Building Code perched on cutting edge

The first-ever comprehensive review of the Ontario Building Code has a mandate to root out duplications, anachronisms and undue complexities that have accumulated over the course of 50 years.
Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option

Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option

The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.
Cross-border ties deepen on energy efficiency

Cross-border ties deepen on energy efficiency

Proposed updates to Canada’s energy efficiency regulation designate additional energy-using products and impose more rigorous standards on some products already mandated to comply.
Ontario electricity procurement passes on gas

Ontario electricity procurement passes on gas

Renewable energy proponents have emerged as the favoured bidders in the first phase of Ontario’s effort to add 7,500 megawatts of electricity resources to the provincial grid by 2034.
Envisioned AI ecosystem has CRE components

Envisioned AI ecosystem has CRE components

Commercial real estate could be both a builder and a beneficiary of the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem envisioned in the Canadian government’s national AI strategy.
National electricity strategy leans on influencer role

Electricity strategy leans on influencer role

The Canadian government signals its ambitions to be an influencer via the national electricity strategy even though it lacks constitutional jurisdiction over generation, transmission and rate setting.
Immersive studio conjures decarbonization

Immersive studio conjures decarbonization

BOMA Canada is sponsoring space that harnesses virtual reality simulations, digital twins and 3D case studies to help learners visualize and get a hands-on feel for integrated, cleantech applications and systems.
Soccer fan influx afoot in Toronto

Soccer fan influx afoot in Toronto

An influx of soccer fans is expected to shake up the routine for downtown Toronto businesses and residents when the FIFA World Cup tournament gets underway.
Feds have hazy read on climate risk exposure

Feds have hazy read on climate risk exposure

Key federal departments are scrambling to catch up with climate risk assessments and response plans after the Auditor General of Canada uncovered gaps in monitoring and a slow rollout of adaptive actions.