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Condo associations seek changes to criminal code

Ontario’s leading condo associations are requesting the federal government to impose stricter sentencing measures on individuals who commit or attempt to engage in violent assaults against condo operators.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC launches Landlord Use Web Portal

B.C. landlords will soon be required to use the new web portal to generate 'Notices to End Tenancy' for personal occupancy or caretaker use.
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Edmonton reopens solar rebate program

The Change Homes for Climate Solar Rebate Program reopened on July 2.
Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

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Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

Provincially appointed committee examines the objectives and details of guidance and requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Building Code.
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CIB closes on $100-mil investment with GDI

Once all retrofits are complete, it is estimated that approximately 44,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced per year.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Déjà vu for Ontario’s residential rent increases

The Ontario government will hold the allowable rate for residential rent increases at 2.5 per cent for a third consecutive year in 2025, again falling below the average inflation rate.
Developer Jerry Naqvi to join Order of Canada

Canadian Property Management

Developer Jerry Naqvi to join Order of Canada

Jerry Naqvi, founder and chair of Edmonton-based Cameron Corporation, is among 64 new members of the Order of Canada announced by Governor General Mary Simon ahead of Canada Day 2024.
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Vancouver makes substantial changes to capital plan

Community amenities will be acquiring much needed funds after the City of Vancouver approved significant amendments to its 2023-2026 capital plan this week.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC updates on housing targets in priority communities

The Province of B.C. has provided an update on the first 10 priority communities with established housing targets set in September 2023.
Commercial loans exempt from pending controls

Canadian Property Management

Commercial loans exempt from pending controls

New regulations clarify that most commercial loans are exempt from the Canadian government's more stringent definition of criminal interest, which will come into force in 2025.
Life lease housing regs in the wings in Ontario

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New biocide regulations consolidate oversight

Canada’s new biocide regulations will consolidate oversight of a range of surface sanitizers that are currently governed through differing regulatory channels, sometimes requiring redundant authorization processes.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Alberta housing starts on pace to set record

Canada’s housing starts were up 10 per cent in May, according to new data from CMHC, with Alberta on pace for a record-setting year.
Fengate ups digital infrastructure investment

Canadian Property Management

Fengate ups digital infrastructure investment

Fengate Asset Management has increased its equity stake in Canadian digital infrastructure with a newly inked $1.8 billion investment in eStruxture Data Centers.
Canada set to switch off fluorescent lighting

Canadian Property Management

Canada set to switch off fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent lighting will disappear from the Canadian marketplace by the end of this decade, under rules set out in updated federal regulations governing mercury-containing products.
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WHO recognizes Vaughan as age-friendly city

The City of Vaughan was accepted into the World Health Organization's Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

New rules in BC aim to deliver housing faster

The BC government announced that new regulations are in effect to facilitate the delivery of more housing and provide clarity around rezoning processes.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

North Vancouver’s ICBC office slated for new housing

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)’s North Vancouver headquarters is set to become a new mixed-use residential development.