Facility Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Port of entry prioritizes stress-reducing design
Moriyama Teshima Architects designed a calming campus that reflects Canada’s natural history amidst an otherwise hyper-surveillanced area.
CondoBusiness
Evolving smart home tech redefines aging in place
Emerging technologies are powering homes into active support systems that can monitor, predict and respond to the changing needs of older adults and boost their
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Tech access to boost occupants’ IAQ oversight
Greater access to low-cost indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors may create new scrutiny for facility management teams.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Barrier-free facilities prioritize lived experience
A crop of new barrier-free facilities are championing the lived experience of people with disabilities through flexible lay-outs and sensory-conscious spaces.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
TTC pilots wayfinding project ahead of World Cup
Tourists visiting Toronto for the FIFA World Cup may find transit facilities more accessible to navigate through a newly launched wayfinding project.
Canadian Property Management
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.
CondoBusiness
Emerging tech seeks to advance pool safety
Pool safety is under renewed scrutiny after two recent incidents occurred at condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area, one involving a chemical mishap and the other a fatal drowning.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Occupational exposure registry a first in Canada
Ontario-based workers can now track their exposure to 11 hazardous substances through Canada’s first-ever occupational exposure registry (OER). The province’s newly launched online portal is
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Women could help close skilled trades labour gap
Women are significantly underrepresented in the skilled trades sector, which directly limits the pool of qualified workers that the facilities management industry depends on.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Waterworks sets benchmark for adaptive reuse
The Waterworks combines community needs and practical development goals, while breaking down socio-economic barriers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
FMs brace for rising workloads and tight budgets
The facility management industry is preparing for higher workloads, modest budget growth and a more deliberate approach to staffing and project risk over the next year.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Five AI insights for FMs in 2026
The facility management field faces a range of challenges and opportunities in 2026 as technology drives change across the industry.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Accessibility-first focus strengthens communities
Accessibility is frequently sidelined during building and public-space design, with key features added long after construction is completed. This approach reinforces the notion that such
CondoBusiness
Barriers stall deep energy retrofits in condo sector
Condominiums are among the fastest-growing types of housing, a trend that is particularly significant in a country where the built environment accounts for roughly 18 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Neurodiversity claims workplace design spotlight
As workplaces respond to evolving employee preferences, attention is turning to an overlooked source of talent: neurodivergent employees.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A new prescription for campus design at TMU
Toronto Metropolitan University's new medical school has transformed a former civic centre into a hub for healthcare education. It's tackling a doctor shortage while bringing the local community into the heart of a campus for services.


















