The Influencers
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.
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.
Tourism promoters make pitch to CRE investors
Tourism promoters recently pitched Canada as a destination for investment returns at MIPIM, the international gathering of property professionals occurring annually in Cannes, France.
New climate for joint sustainability agendas
Results of landlord-tenant collaboration can be consequential for emissions reduction, operation costs, asset value and business reputation regardless of their path to togetherness.
Budget enticements devised to attract capital
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.
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.
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.
Economic reconciliation comes with CRE upside
New guidance explores what's involved in “meaningful consultation” and “equitable access” to benefits in the context of project development and broader commercial real estate business operations.
U.S. manufacturing renaissance an iffy prospect
The U.S. government’s new tariff regime comes with a vision for a mass influx of manufacturing that would take many years to realize even if the tricky conditions to achieve it were all to fall into place.
Unmarked graves hold obvious truths
The 2021 discovery of unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops Indian residential school both shocked Canadians and confirmed what the evidence had already made obvious.
DEI progress harder to see in 2023 survey
A jump in participation makes progress harder to see in findings from the third global survey of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the commercial real estate sector.
Climate action levers key amid competing crises
Strategists are pondering the most effective climate action levers to keep attention focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions as other events and pressures commandeer priority-setting agendas.
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.
Promises aplenty ahead of Manitoba election
Manitobans are hearing promises aplenty as political parties offer up tax cuts, rate freezes and incentive programs ahead of the provincial election, set for October 3.
Net zero spoilers embedded in behaviour traits
Professor Robert Gifford, a behavioural psychologist affiliated with University of Victoria’s School of Environmental Studies, tallies dozens of traits that could be undermining climate progress.
Tech finds highly competitive options in Canada
Eight Canadian cities rank among the top 50 North American markets for fostering tech employment, with Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Waterloo Region and Calgary all placed in the top half of the list.
CRE’s professional profile hinges on retention
An uptick in women and people of colour in the junior and mid-level ranks of commercial real estate belies the leakage of underrepresented groups higher on the career ladder.



















