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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.
B.C. real estate sector gets PST surprise

B.C. real estate sector gets PST surprise

Commercial and residential landlords and strata corporations in British Columbia face a 7 per cent increase on some key operational costs, set to kick in on Oct. 1, 2026.
Office leasing resurgence heralds staff return

Office leasing resurgence heralds staff return

Companies invoking return-to-office mandates have spurred renewed leasing activity in some cities and economic sectors, particularly seen in Toronto's downtown Class A inventory in Q3 2025.
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Soft skills firm up workplace productivity

BOMA Canada's Emerging Leaders survey draws insight from managers and specialists in the early stages of their careers, working throughout Canada and in commercial real estate’s various disciplines.
AI literacy gaining prominence in CRE skill set

AI literacy gaining prominence in CRE skill set

AI led the list of BOMA Canada's annual roundup of issues that gripped and galvanized the commercial real estate industry over the past year and are expected to hold sway into the future.
Crash courses bridge financial skills gap

Crash courses bridge financial skills gap

A selection of online courses are now available to guide career rookies and/or veterans in non-financial disciplines through commercial real estate’s key accounting and budgeting concepts.
BOMA Canada

BOMA Canada honours industry’s best for 2025

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) presented its national awards on September 17, 2025, during its annual BOMEX conference.
Counter tariffs bring procurement complications

Counter tariffs bring procurement complications

Procurement complications have arisen throughout Canada as businesses grapple with a long list of U.S. products now to be subject to a 25 per cent import tax.
BOMA Canada

BOMA Canada awards industry’s best for 2024

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada presented its national awards on September 25, 2024.
Prized office tenant steps up green demands

Prized office tenant steps up green demands

Ottawa landlords are contemplating a list of new expectations from a prized office tenant following recently announced updates to the federal government’s green operations strategy.
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Resolvable barriers still impede accessibility

The building features that most commonly impede people with disabilities are not those that are the costliest or most structurally complicated to correct, new survey findings show.
Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking

Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking

Debate about a proposed surcharge on commercial parking spaces in Toronto has been deferred until City Council begins to consider 2025 budget measures.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Opinion: Accessibility is everybody’s business

Society benefits, and invariably prospers, when people everywhere can more easily share their experience, knowledge and culture and exercise their spending powers
Social destabilization unsettles city fabric

Social destabilization unsettles city fabric

Data, collaborative networks and a suite of tested best practices can be valuable resources for property managers pressed to respond to the unsettling social destabilization occurring in many Canadian cities.
Human capital elusive for real estate employers

Human capital elusive for real estate employers

Employers are pressed to fill new kinds of positions and to bolster tech savviness throughout their organizations, while facing labour shortages and a highly competitive market for certain skills.
Accessible public bathrooms show bad form

Accessible public bathrooms show bad form

Low-cost investments and practical adjustments to the configuration of fixtures could improve safety, convenience and assurance for people with disabilities.
New oversight regime set for Ontario elevators

New oversight regime set for Ontario elevators

A new oversight regime for Ontario’s elevators and escalators will come into force on March 1, bringing shorter timelines for rectifying an extensive list of designated high-risk deficiencies.