Industry News

Competition Bureau orders Quebec divestiture

Construction Business

Competition Bureau orders Quebec divestiture

Quebec-based concrete supplier, Béton Provincial, will have to divest a ready-mix concrete plant that is part of its pending acquisition of a rival’s Quebec operations.
Constraints on cannabis retailers could loosen

Canadian Property Management

Constraints on cannabis retailers could loosen

A proposed tweak to the rules governing store configurations could make Ontario’s enclosed shopping malls more welcoming for cannabis retailers.
Ontario landlords

Canadian Apartment Magazine

30,000 Ontario landlords unite against failing LTB

More than 30,000 Ontario landlords have signed a petition urging the Ford government to implement an automatic evictions process to speed up delays at the LTB.
Cleantech start-ups tapped for Sask tax credit

Canadian Property Management

Cleantech start-ups tapped for Sask tax credit

Saskatchewan-based deantech start-ups are newly included in a provincial incentive program that will convey up to $225,000 in non-refundable tax credits per annual investment to their investors.
New Brunswick confirms funds for private renters

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New Brunswick confirms funds for private renters

The newly released 2024 New Brunswick budget confirms funds to assist tenants in the private rental housing market, including for the launch of a promised direct-to-tenant rental benefit.

REMI Network

Designer chosen for Canada’s first proton therapy facility

Stantec is designing the Ben Stelter Proton Facility and Neuroscience Centre of Excellence in Edmonton, Canada’s first cancer care facility offering proton therapy.
Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto eyes enforcement clout for EV spaces

Toronto’s commercial and multifamily landlords could be getting some enforcement clout beyond the honour system to discourage misuse of electric vehicle charging spaces in their parking garages.
Vancouver to gain more authority over landscaping

Design Quarterly

Vancouver to gain more authority over landscaping

Proposed amendments to Vancouver’s charter would allow Council to set conditions for landscaping new development and hand off dog licence revocation to City staff.
McGill

REMI Network

McGill achieves sustainable milestone 

McGill University has become the oldest in Canada to receive a Platinum STARS rating for sustainability.
Few funds with Quebec's student housing promise

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Few funds with Quebec’s student housing promise

There are few funds or details to accompany the 2024 Quebec budget's promise to help post-secondary institutions secure affordable student housing in the private market.
Tax credit overhaul redirects Quebec revenue

Canadian Property Management

Tax credit overhaul redirects Quebec revenue

The Quebec government has cancelled a tax credit for employers in small and medium-sized businesses who have workers aged 60+ years on their payrolls, and cut back on relief measures for the IT sector.
Delivery agents sought for green jobs training

Canadian Property Management

Delivery agents sought for green jobs training

Expertise in green buildings and retrofits is targeted, as the Canadian government seeks delivery agents to design programs and train workers for jobs linked to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
energy and water

REMI Network

Toronto opens resource for energy and water reporting

A link has opened for building owners to report their energy and water usage before the July 2, 2024 deadline.
Burnaby permit

Construction Business

Burnaby wins NAIOP award for permit timing

The City of Burnaby has been awarded the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Most Improved Approval Timing award.
Ontario ponders graduate studies at colleges

REMI Network

Ontario ponders graduate studies at colleges

The Ontario government is considering taking applied technical studies to another level by offering master's degree programs through the provincial community college system.
Women welcomed on boards, rebuffed in C-suties

Canadian Property Management

Women welcomed on boards, less so in C-suites

New analysis from Morningstar DBRS charts the changing gender split of senior leadership at 11 TSX-listed real estate entities between 2010 and 2022.
climate

REMI Network

Task force urges collaborative action on housing and climate

A panel of housing experts have recommended 140 policy actions that could add millions of affordable homes in the next few years that are also low-carbon and climate-resilient.