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.

The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.

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.

Newly adopted Ontario legislation cancels local governments' ability to dictate sustainable design features through site plan control and forbids them from requiring EV charging infrastructure in private buildings.

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.

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.

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.

OSCRE is developing its data management standard in sync with mounting pressure for real estate players to accurately report the volume of waste they produce, disseminate and divert from landfill.

Energy management and innovation could be a key enabler and sustainable competitive edge for data centre development and related economic growth tied to smart technologies and artificial intelligence.

A new stream of incentives to extract energy saving potential in Class B and C buildings dovetails with projections about their future competitiveness in a recovering office market.

The costs to achieve deep cuts in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions could crunch more favourably for capital budgeters with the promise of a green premium.

The Canadian government is considering how its agenda to support domestic manufacturers and technology providers could meld with goals to decarbonize the buildings and energy sectors.

As purchasers in the voluntary carbon market, commercial real estate players can tap into a wider range of offset credits at a lower price point than industrial peers compelled to participate in the regulated carbon pricing system.

A lower threshold for mandatory participation in Canada’s industrial carbon market could bring some commercial and institutional campuses into the mix along with a broader range of suppliers to the buildings sector.

Electricity pricing refinements could be in the offing for the predominant share of Ontario’s commercial ratepayers who don’t qualify for possible cost savings through the Industrial Conservation Initiative.

Results of landlord-tenant collaboration can be consequential for emissions reduction, operation costs, asset value and business reputation regardless of their path to togetherness.

Commercial real estate is a channel for some of the capital the Canadian government is strategizing to attract via new enticements unveiled in the 2025 federal budget.