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Budget 2025

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rental sector reacts to Budget 2025

The new federal budget signals a renewed push to accelerate housing construction, placing housing supply at the centre of the economic agenda.
major rental markets

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Multifamily holds steady in economic headwinds

Despite six consecutive quarters of rent growth deceleration, Yardi reports its not all bad news on the horizon for Canadian apartment owners and operators.
Firefighting foam on track to detoxify

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Firefighting foams on track to detoxify

PFAS are tapped to be classified as toxic substances due to their adverse properties and potential to be dispersed into the environment in quantities and/or concentrations that could pose immediate or long-term harm.
condo

CondoBusiness

Condo downturn “less severe” than 1990s crash

Toronto’s once-booming condo market has been deteriorating over the past year, echoing the condo crash of the 1990s. However, a new report from Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation suggests a less severe outcome this time around.
Telecom system outages tied to new protocols

Canadian Property Management

Telecom system outages tied to new protocols

Internet and cell phone service providers in Canada must be ready to comply with new protocols for responding to and reporting major system outages by November this year.
Non-profit organizations tapped for big reveal

Canadian Property Management

Non-profit organizations tapped for big reveal

Proposed new filing requirements reflect the Canadian government's intention to enumerate a segment of the tax-exempt sector that has been largely unquantified.
Federal procurement practices ripe for reform

Construction Business

Federal procurement practices ripe for reform

A new report on the Canadian government’s procurement practices recommends reforms to reduce costs, save time, ease complications and improve accountability.
Crackdown on property controls clarified

Canadian Property Management

Crackdown on property controls clarified

New guidance from the Competition Bureau of Canada advises that reprieve could be given for exclusivity clauses in leases, but there will be little tolerance for restrictive covenants on land titles.
Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

Canadian Property Management

Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

The Canadian government has made slow progress in downsizing its real estate portfolio and is carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in undue annual costs for sparsely occupied and obsolete office space.
Indigenous partners on infrastructure agenda

Canadian Property Management

Indigenous partners on infrastructure agenda

Canada’s leadership has endorsed Indigenous ownership stakes in energy and infrastructure projects, underscoring that they will be pivotal to economic development and national cohesiveness.
AI rent-setting software

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Algorithmic rent-setting under scrutiny

The ongoing legal storm around the AI-driven rent-setting software YieldStar could result in the widespread ban of these tools in Canada and the U.S.
modular housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Making the move to modular

As the technology advances, and governments continue to invest in innovative building solutions, modular construction is on the rise.
Data centre investment rests on solid energy

Canadian Property Management

Data centre investment rests on solid energy

Canada could be well positioned to capture more data centre investment if the United States government continues to antagonize its trade partners.
federal election

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Housing goals and policies

As the Liberals and Conservatives face-off on the campaign trail, housing remains a hot topic in the build-up to the federal election.
trade

Canadian Facility Management & Design

FMs ponder procurement amid trade war

Facility management professionals are preparing action plans in light of potential tariff impacts and sharing how the situation is creating unity within the sector.
Carbon price rescoped to industrial emitters

Canadian Property Management

Carbon price refocused on industrial emitters

Cancellation of the consumer carbon price comes with the Canadian government’s affirmation that other incentives for reducing GHG emissions from buildings will remain in place.
Mark Carney housing construction

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Housing construction amid global uncertainty

Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney vows to “supercharge” Canada’s housing plan and take aggressive action to build homes despite U.S. tariff war