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Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative exceeds goal
The federal government announced that over 10,000 new affordable housing units will be created through the Rapid Housing Initiative, exceeding the initial goal of 7,500 new units.
REMI Network
Elementary school bound for new condo in Toronto
Ontario is collaborating with Menkes Developments and the Toronto District School Board on this provincial first and investing $44 million into the project.
Canadian Property Management
Expanded sustainability team to steer BOMA BEST
Jani Loots steps into the new BOMA Canada role of senior director, sustainability, while Joanna Sugunathazan and Josimar Herrera join the staff as BOMA BEST project coordinators.
Canadian Property Management
Next gen of energy sector tenants incubating
A successor generation of energy sector tenants could soon be incubating within Calgary’s beleaguered downtown office market.
Design Quarterly
Ontario tower Passive House retrofit a world first
The Ken Soble Tower in Hamilton has become the world’s largest residential building retrofitted to the Passive House standard.
REMI Network
EA Sports office complex in Burnaby begins ascent
Two new office buildings for EA Sports in Burnaby, B.C. will accommodate more than 500 employees.
Canadian Property Management
Nexus rebrand to reflect REIT’s portfolio focus
Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust plans to rebrand as Nexus Industrial REIT to better reflect its portfolio focus.
REMI Network
Condo amenity closures during Omicron
As Ontario’s modified Step Two measures have shuttered most indoor sports and recreational facilities, members of the industry are weighing in on condo amenity closures amidst the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average rental rates for December 2021
Average rental rates for all Canadian properties in December 2021 reached $1,789 per month — up 3.8 per cent from a year ago, according to the latest National Rent Report.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Windsor utility to rebate EV charger installations
Multifamily landlords, businesses, academic institutions and community organizations in Windsor and surrounding Essex county could qualify for rebates of up to 50 per cent of costs for electric vehicle chargers.
REMI Network
Radio Arts to rise at old Hamilton radio station site
A new condo in Hamilton Ont. will honour the cultural footprint of the former CHIQ radio station as it rises 14 storeys high at 206 King Street West.
REMI Network
Eaton Centre’s galleria roof to get $60-mil makeover
New materials and technologies will replace the existing glass yet retain the classic design aesthetic the roof is famous for.
Canadian Property Management
Garbage chute decommissioning stalls in Toronto
A new report to Toronto City Council reveals that just 24 permits to allow the sealing of garbage chutes have been issued to multi-residential landlords over the past 12 years.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Updated income thresholds peg stressed renters
Ontario applies CMHC data to estimate earnings needed in order to spend no more than 30 per cent of income on housing, and to define financially stressed renters.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Electricity rate relief unaligned with lockdown
The timing of newly announced short-term relief for Ontario’s residential and small business customers is somewhat out of sync with expected power consumption patterns.
REMI Network
A first look at the Queensway Health Centre expansion
The Stantec-designed patient tower will define the northern edge of the Queensway campus, with the primary hospital building clearly visible from the north and northwest entrances.
Design Quarterly
Cheam Leisure Centre achieves accessibility gold
Cheam Leisure Centre in Chilliwack has achieved a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold rating under the RHFAC program.



















