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GTA new home market “deeply challenged”

A downturn continues as new home sales in the GTA remained extremely low in June.
National monume3nt to give form to Action #81

Canadian Facility Management & Design

National monument to give form to Action #81

A new steering committee will be struck as the future Indian Residential Schools National Monument (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) moves into the design selection stage.
emergency

REMI Network

Emergency training facility in London moves forward with site approval

The training campus will be developed through a multi-phase project for police officers, firefighters and emergency management teams.
'80s set tone for Ontario institutional levy

Canadian Facility Management & Design

‘80s set tone for Ontario institutional levy

Ontario municipalities are again asking for an upward adjustment to the payments that health care, post-secondary and correctional facilities make in lieu of property tax.
New pa

Canadian Property Management

Toronto Ritz-Carlton gets new owners

Pacific Reach and Dilawri Group have jointly acquired the Toronto Ritz-Carlton hotel with plans to upgrade some of the luxury amenities at the 14-year-old downtown venue.
relocation

Canadian Apartment Magazine

GTA developers offering incentives to renters

New data from Urbanation shows a growing trend among developers offering incentives to renters in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton region.
office

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Canadians prefer remote amid new in-office mandates

Just nine per cent of professional workers would prefer traveling to the office if asked to return full-time.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Feds invest $81.5 million in Toronto rental project

A nine-storey, purpose-built rental apartment complex is underway at 3101 Bathurst St. in Toronto thanks to funding through the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP).
Kamloops

Construction Business

BC Cancer Centre breaks ground in Kamloops

EllisDon has broken ground on a new $368M BC Cancer Centre in Kamloops, the first of its kind in the city.
housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CMHC honours leaders in housing innovation

Four winners of CMHC’s Housing Supply Challenge (HSC) were recently celebrated for their ground-breaking solutions aimed at accelerating housing development.
Poor conditions prevalent in subsidized housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Poor conditions prevalent in subsidized housing

Canada’s social and affordable rental housing stock is increasingly falling into disrepair as it ages, while vacancy rates are generally tightening.
restroom

REMI Network

Public restrooms failing hygiene expectations

Four in five Canadians are concerned about hygiene and cleanliness in public places, yet only 18 per cent of restrooms meet their expectations.
development review

REMI Network

Q&A: Toronto unveils new development review plan

Since its launch, the division has reduced major application decision times across all categories. The new plan builds on this success.
correctional

REMI Network

Ontario correctional facilities expanding with modular builds

The province is modernizing its procurement processes and using modular construction methods to help deliver the infrastructure. 
purpose-built rental

REMI Network

Oxford breaks ground on purpose-built rental milestone

Oxford Properties Group broke ground on Scarborough's first major purpose-built rental development in over a generation.
luxury

REMI Network

Ultra-luxury condos in high demand

In Toronto, condos priced over the $5 million mark are experiencing strong demand.
Canada steels for infrastructure building boom

Construction Business

Canada steels for infrastructure building boom

The Canadian government has pledged to rely extensively on domestically produced construction materials and products for its envisioned infrastructure building boom.