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Ontario charges Indigenous economic development

Canadian Property Management

Energy charges Indigenous economic development

Ontario opens new round of funding for economic and community development initiatives tied to renewable energy, conservation and replacement of diesel-fired generation in remote First Nations.
GRESB to pilot data centre benchmark

Canadian Property Management

GRESB to pilot data centre benchmark

GRESB, the global assessment of ESG performance in commercial real estate portfolios, will begin testing a dedicated sustainability benchmark for data centres in the fall of 2025.
roofing

Construction Business

Paul Forgues joins CRCA as new executive director

The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) announced the appointment of Paul Forgues as its new executive director.
trades

Design Quarterly

Architects reveal design for BCIT trades facility

Architecture49 and Patkau Architects have revealed the design for the new Concert Properties Centre for Trades & Technology at BCIT.
August rents

Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC announces 2026 rent cap

The Province of B.C. announced it has set the 2026 rent cap at 2.3 per cent, aligning with the rate of inflation.
BCIT

Construction Business

BCIT opens mass timber student housing tower

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has officially opened its new Tall Timber student housing residence.
new condo

REMI Network

New condo prices vary across Canadian markets

In some cities, new condo prices were at or near record highs in Q2 2025, while prices declined elsewhere.
Owen Sound ground-breaking ceremony

Canadian Apartment Magazine

SkyDev celebrates ground-breaking in Owen Sound

SkyDev, a division of Skyline, has kicked off construction on a new purpose-built rental property in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Prospective hotel purchasers chase supply

Canadian Property Management

Prospective hotel purchasers chase supply

The average price per room jumped 18 per cent from the comparable period of 2024, even though year-over-year hotel trade volume dropped during the first half of 2025.
livable cities

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Report identifies most livable cities in Canada

Calgary, Ottawa and Edmonton outshone traditional heavyweights like Toronto and Vancouver in new ranking of Canada's most livable cities.
Canadian retail rents hold steady thus far in 2025

Canadian Property Management

Canadian retail rents steady thus far in 2025

Retail rents held steady in the first half of what’s been a tumultuous year for Canadian consumers, merchandisers and mall landlords.
housing

REMI Network

Ontario invests additional $1.6B in housing infrastructure

Ontario is investing an additional $1.6 billion to speed up construction on homes and critical infrastructure. The announcement was made at the annual Association of
Ontario to require full-time office presence

Canadian Property Management

Ontario to require full-time office presence

More than half of provincial employees can already be found in Ontario government offices from Monday through Friday, while the remainder have had the option to work off-site up to two days per week.
inclusionary zoning

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Young renters hit hardest by high cost of rent

A recent survey reveals that over one-third of Canadian renters spend more than half their after-tax income on rent with young adults disproportionately affected.
office conversion

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New office conversion project kicks off in Calgary

Dream is converting 135,000 square feet of unused office space into 166 homes in downtown Calgary, supported by the City's incentive program.
tariffs

REMI Network

Ontario launches $5B-program for sectors slammed by tariffs

The Ontario government launched the first phase of its $5-billion financial support plan for businesses that have been impacted by higher (section 232) tariff rates.
Canadian CRE universe reflects global trends

Canadian Property Management

Canadian CRE universe reflects global trends

Canada’s universe of professionally managed real estate fell in value and nudged down as a proportion of global market share during 2024, but it retains its ranking as the ninth largest market that MSCI monitors.