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Quebec real estate posts gains amid national slowdown

Home prices are significantly increasing across the province of Quebec due to inventory shortages and growing demand.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Women in facility management: a growing trend

While facility and maintenance management roles have traditionally been dominated by men, the tide is slowly shifting as more women step into facility leadership.
Université de Moncton

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Université de Moncton to undergo major upgrades

The Centre d'éducation physique et des sports complex at Université de Moncton is set for an extensive renovation and expansion.
Generally positive trends hint office recovery

Canadian Property Management

Generally positive trends hint office recovery

Downtown Toronto experienced a second consecutive quarter of strong office leasing activity in the fall of 2025, making it the most clear-cut example of generally positive trends across Canadian markets.
FCM

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Canada calls for workplace equity project proposals

Canada has opened new calls for proposals to support projects that remove systemic barriers to inclusion and equity in federally-regulated private-sector workplaces.
Ontario looks to new sources for owed wages

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Ontario looks to new sources for owed wages

The Ontario government is considering whether contractors should be held liable for subcontractors’ larceny when non-unionized construction workers go unpaid.
Ontario scrutinizes private security provision

Canadian Property Management

Ontario scrutinizes private security provision

The Ontario government is contemplating changes that could mean more record-keeping obligations for landlords and property management firms with in-house security personnel.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

BGO acquires two-tower Edmonton housing complex

The acquisition includes Eleanor, a modern high-rise completed in 2024, and Laurent, BGO's first purpose-built student residence in North America.
renter feedback survey

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Renter survey reveals ongoing affordability pressures

A new survey from Rentals.ca shows affordability pressures continue to weigh heavily on Canadians, with more than 60% of renters reporting they spend above their means on rent.
Maritime Centre

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Maritime Centre receives 2025 Carbon Hero Award

Maritime Centre is the recipient of the 2025 Carbon Hero Award, recognizing outstanding leadership in greenhouse gas reduction and operational innovation

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CAPREIT expands national portfolio

December has been a busy month for CAPREIT, with six rental property acquisitions across Canada for a combined total of $292.5 million.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New rental development coming to Saint John

The project is supported by a combined investment of $46 million from the federal government, $2.1 million from the Province, and $310,000 from the City.
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REMI Network

REMI earns two 2025 COPA nominations

REMI Network is proud to announce that two of its senior editors have been nominated for this year’s Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA).
Condo Act

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Condo Act amendments partly extended under Bill 72

The provincial government has an additional year to proclaim Condo Act amendments into law, following royal assent of the Buy Ontario Act.
housing market

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Vacancy rates rise in 2025 amid record supply

CMHC's 2025 Rental Market Report reveals rising vacancy rates in Canadian cities despite increased supply, citing slower population and economic growth as contributing factors.
RHF

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RHF announces Barrier Buster Grants Program

The Rick Hansen Foundation, RBC and RBC Foundation are awarding forty accessibility grants.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Construction underway at 3201 Highway 7

The first of three purpose-built rental towers located at 3201 Highway 7 in Vaughan, Ontario, recently kicked off construction.