Some of Canada’s most prominent commercial real estate players are tackling the challenge of COVID-19, asset class by asset class.

Small tenants in 12 of North American Development Group’s community shopping centres may be eligible to defer rent obligations for up to two months.

Alberta and Ontario are offering ratepayers temporary relief from the education portion of property tax bills.

Killam Apartment REIT issued a special statement outlining its Pandemic Illness Plan and the action steps it has implemented in response to COVID-19.

The Ontario government has announced $3.3 billion in new funding toward the health care sector, including critically needed funds for Ontario long-term care providers.

With Quebec currently Canada’s hardest hit province accounting for more than 1,300 cases of COVID-19 as of March 25th, some regions have been notably affected.

Building owners, managers and occupants can be assured that life-safety systems, telecommunications, elevators and HVAC can be maintained and repaired as necessary, and that janitorial and security staff are permitted on-site.

With the government's request for people to stay home as much as possible, many residential customers had been racking up inescapable higher costs of consuming electricity during the daytime hours.

SmartCentres will be offering rent-free use of its space to help support governments and health care authorities during the COVID-19 emergency.

With construction recently deemed an essential service by the Ontario government, industry members are promoting best practices to optimize safety.

Commercial landlords may be looking differently at the mix of lease horizons in their buildings and across their portfolios than they did a few weeks ago.

The B.C. provincial health officer has clarified that the mass gatherings order during the current COVID-19 pandemic does not apply to construction sites.

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board is asking its realtors to stop conducting in-person open houses for the time being and consider virtual alternatives.

Fittingly, a currently posted update points to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plea for “cultural influencers” to get involved.

The Ontario Landlords Association (OLA) is calling for more support for rental housing providers as the COVID-19 state of emergency persists and the moratorium on evictions continues into the foreseeable future.

With elderly citizens being most at risk of COVID-19 complications, Lois Cormack, President and CEO of Sienna Senior Living Inc. issued a statement regarding company-wide safety measures.

The province of Alberta announced that it has unveiled a new Alberta advisory council that includes former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Bob Dhillon, CEO of Mainstreet Equity.