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Canadian Property Management

HVACR technicians adhere to health protocol

A newly released message to consumers underscores the critical role the industry plays in the viability of indoor environments and in safeguarding food, medical supplies, data and other strategic services.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC Housing enacts measures to protect vulnerable renters

As COVID-19 cases continue to soar, BC Housing has ordered a temporary moratorium on evictions of tenants in subsidized and affordable housing.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Temporary closure phase-down tips available

A North American facilities management association for retailers with multiple locations is marshalling resources to assist with a spate of store shutdowns.

REMI Network

Quebec retail tenants granted support

Ivanhoé Cambridge will be granting rent deferral to retail tenants in its Quebec shopping centres in order to relieve their financial burden.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Relief coming for Canadians most impacted by COVID-19

On March 18, 2020, the federal government unveiled an $82 billion support package to help Canadians negatively impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Canadian Property Management

Real estate suffers uneven COVID-19 fallout

Market analysts foresee a varying degree of short-term and long-term impacts among real estate asset types, as well as supply chain interruptions that could slow activity at construction sites and in the booming distribution/warehouse sector.

Construction Business

BCCSA issues COVID-19 recommendations

The BC Construction Safety Alliance’s (BCCSA) senior research scientist, Melanie Gorman Ng, has prepared COVID-19 information for the construction industry.

REMI Network

Ford stresses it’s not a provincial shutdown

Public transit, key retailers, including grocery stores and pharmacies, commercial office towers, industrial facilities and construction jobsites will remain open and functioning.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario suspends evictions amid state of emergency

AS COVID-19 continues to spread in Ontario prompting the Ford Government to declare a state of emergency, the Province also announced all new eviction orders will be suspended until further notice.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Beware the risks of cleaning chemical mishaps

Some basic chemistry lessons should be reiterated: mixing bleach with ammonia-containing or acid-containing products will produce a toxic reaction.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Beware the risks of cleaning chemical mishaps

Some basic chemistry lessons should be reiterated: any mixture of bleach with ammonia-containing or acid-containing products will produce a toxic reaction.

REMI Network

Smart tech innovates design at Ten York Street

Tridel unveiled a new innovation suite at Ten York Street, equipped with an array of smart home technologies that blend into the interior finishes.

Canadian Property Management

New Brunswick property tax relief set for 2021

Commercial ratepayers will see a phased 15 per cent cut in the property tax rate, in step with previously promised tax reductions for residential landlords.

Canadian Property Management

Proptech qualifies for new Quebec tax credit

The tax credit applies on purchases of computer hardware, management software or manufacturing/processing equipment made before January 1, 2025.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Globe Capital Management acquires Montreal rental property

Winnipeg-based Globe Capital Management announced it has acquired Les Berges du Canal apartment complex in Montréal for $60 million.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Quebec boosts budget for solid waste reduction

Five newly announced initiatives are promised $92.7 million, aimed at improving recycling, reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Design Quarterly

CaGBC launches ZCB Standard Version 2

ZCB Standard Version 2 is designed to accelerate adoption of zero carbon building practices, helping Canada to meet its climate targets.