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Maple Fund partners commit to Canadian projects

Canadian Property Management

Maple Fund partners commit to Canadian projects

CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management have jointly launched the Maple Fund, committing up to $50 billion of equity capital to support large Canadian projects.
Infrastructure economy

Construction Business

Municipal infrastructure boosts Canada’s economy

Investments in local infrastructure are among the most effective ways to boost Canada's economy and create jobs.
counter-tariffs

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario builders brace for significant cost increases

A new analysis from RESCON shows that the latest round of counter‑tariffs will push material costs higher for builders across Ontario.
Pivot

Canadian Apartment Magazine

BGO expands Canadian rental portfolio

Real estate investment manager BGO announced it has acquired two major multifamily assets: The James in Victoria and Pivot in Toronto.
More assets to qualify for full depreciation

Canadian Property Management

More assets to qualify for full depreciation

Canadian corporations can now claim deductions for the full cost of a much wider range of capital assets in the tax year in which they are purchased or come into use.
La Caisse and Beedie pursue industrial assets

Canadian Property Management

La Caisse and Beedie pursue industrial assets

La Caisse and Beedie are aiming to acquire up to $2 billion worth of Canadian industrial properties through a newly launched joint venture.
Responsible data centre development gets nod

Canadian Property Management

Responsible data centre development gets nod

The Canadian government’s newly unveiled principles for responsible data centre development come with the endorsement of more than 20 industry signatories.
MacIsaac Health Building

REMI Network

UBC nursing school receives historic $40M donation

UBC has received the largest donation ever made to a school of nursing in Canadian history.
Edmonton

REMI Network

Edmonton launches new Heritage Places Strategy

Edmonton's new Heritage Places Strategy reflects Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
Quebec resets code compliance transition period

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Quebec resets code compliance transition period

Project proponents can continue to adhere to earlier editions of Quebec's construction and electrical codes if they commence work before Oct. 17, 2027.
August rents

Canadian Apartment Magazine

National rents hit lowest August level since 2022

The drop in August also represents the sharpest annual decline since March 2026, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation.
Manitoba rent guideline

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Manitoba expands rent control for 2027

The Manitoba government announced it is expanding rent control by raising the exemption threshold to $2,000 effective Jan. 1, 2027.
RESCON

REMI Network

RESCON pushes for permanent policy change

As market challenges worsen, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is urging all levels of government to make permanent housing policy changes.
arts disability

Design Quarterly

Construction starts on world’s first disability arts hub

The Accessible Arts Learning Campus in Calgary marks the development of the world’s first accessible arts learning campus.
Tariff waivers available, but not easy

Canadian Property Management

Tariff waivers available, but not easy

Canadian wholesalers and distributors of HVAC and refrigeration equipment face a new schedule of import duties on 19 categories of U.S. products, beginning Sept. 8.
Mortgage brokers split on interest rate message

CondoBusiness

Mortgage brokers split on interest rate message

Steady holding of the Bank of Canada’s overnight lending rate elicits differing responses from mortgage brokers' associations in Ontario and British Columbia.
Prototype storm shelters demonstrate concrete resistance

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Storm shelters demonstrate concrete resistance

New specifications for prototype storm shelters recommend concrete masonry design and construction applications for safety assurance and code compliance.