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REMI Network
New skills training centre coming to Vaughan
The Ontario government is investing more than $26 million to build a new skilled trades training centre in Vaughan, Ontario.
REMI Network
Canada’s first tsunami evacuation tower built in B.C.
A new school in Masset, B.C. includes Canada’s first-ever tsunami evacuation tower.
REMI Network
Fire safety experts warn of B.C. building code change
Fire safety advocates are concerned about a dangerous amendment that allows for a single exit stairway in multi-residential buildings.
REMI Network
RESCON calls for urgent action to end housing crisis
To spark discussion and find solutions to the restrictions impeding housing construction, RESCON is hosting its 4th annual housing summit on Oct. 9.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Impact of labour shortage on housing construction
A new report from Desjardins points to the ongoing labour shortage in the construction industry as the primary constraint holding back new housing starts.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Annual rent growth returns to longer-term average
Asking rents for purpose-built and condominium apartments in Canada rose by 4.7 per cent, marking the slowest annual rate of rent growth in nearly three years.
Construction Business
CCA report: urgent need for climate resilience
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has released a pivotal report emphasizing the urgent need for increased investment to build resilient infrastructure.
REMI Network
Funding boost for Makwa Waakaa’igan centre
The design of the building has been developed in partnership with former residential school students and their families.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BC Builds announces new projects in Langley, Burnaby
Nearly 1,200 rental homes will soon be coming to middle-income individuals, seniors and families in Langley and Burnaby B.C., though the new BC Builds program.
REMI Network
Condo designs released for $6B Cloverdale Mall redevelopment
A 33-storey tower with an adjoining nine-storey mid-rise building will rise on the 32-acre site of the Cloverdale Mall.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Free multi-unit housing designs now available in B.C.
Property owners in B.C. can now access a free catalogue of standardized, customizable housing designs for small-scale, multi-unit projects.
REMI Network
Cultural hub retrofit planned for Sudbury’s City Hall
Municipal office spaces at Greater Sudbury's City Hall will transform into the green and inclusive home of a cultural hub at Tom Davies Square.
Canadian Property Management
Canada highly transparent for CRE investors
Canada is ranked fifth among 89 countries and deemed to be highly transparent in JLL’s biennial survey of openness, integrity and credibility in global real estate markets.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ad hoc venues trigger risk management headaches
Public gatherings in informal, unlicensed venues are creating risk management headaches for local officials in large and small Ontario communities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
GRESB to revise indicators for multifamily sector
Multifamily real estate entities reporting to GRESB, the global assessment and benchmark for the ESG performance of portfolios, can expect new criteria next year.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada launches new tool to lease federal lands for housing
The federal government has launched the Canada Public Land Bank to link builders with federally owned properties available for housing development.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multifamily rental fundamentals likely to remain strong
Market analysis from Morningstar DBRS finds that despite economic uncertainty and labour challenges, multifamily rental fundamentals should remain strong.