Industry News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
REMI Network
McGill achieves sustainable milestone
McGill University has become the oldest in Canada to receive a Platinum STARS rating for sustainability.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.