Industry News
Canadian Property Management
Office conversion eases Ottawa’s Class B woes
More than 300,000 square feet of Class B office space has been withdrawn from Ottawa's downtown inventory as two separate commercial landlords pursue plans to replace it with rental housing.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Museum operators await reprieve on PCB cull
Proposed amendments to Canada’s PCB regulations would spare museum operators from having to cull items containing polychlorinated biphenyls from their collections.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New Rental Market Industry Index coming soon
Rentals.ca has partnered with Statistics Canada to create the Rental Market Industry Index, a new data-based resource for landlords, renters and policymakers.
REMI Network
Yukon introduces new climate change goals
The government recently added 42 new actions to its climate change plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become more adaptive.
CondoBusiness
Julie Di Lorenzo named to Order of Ontario
A trailblazer for women in the real estate industry, Julie Di Lorenzo has been actively involved in all aspects of high-rise residential development for nearly 40 years.
REMI Network
Architects awarded contract for CRA facility in St. John’s
The federal government recently acquired land in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to build the Canada Revenue Agency's new National Verification and Collections Centre and Tax Services Office.
REMI Network
Nova Scotia funding 31 clean energy projects
Nova Scotia is funding 31 clean energy projects with the goal of cutting GHG emissions across the province.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Distinctive Alberta place names prioritized
New directions for naming Alberta government facilities prioritize provincial culture, history and distinctive natural features, but generally discourage tributes to living individuals.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Construction and design innovators honoured
Richard Kroeker, emeritus professor of architecture at Dalhousie University, and Osama Moselhi, professor of engineering at Concordia University, have been named to the Order of Canada.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CAPREIT ends 2023 with series of transactions
CAPREIT ended off 2023 with a series of transactions that included the purchase of two newly constructed rental apartments in British Columbia.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New study ranks Canada’s safest cities
A recent study conducted by the money experts at Money.ca reveals the top ten safest cities to live in Canada using data from Canadian Crime Index.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act receives Royal Assent
Bill C-56, otherwise known as the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, received Royal Assent on December 15, 2023.
Construction Business
Burnaby Hospital project marks milestone
The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment has reached an important construction milestone with the structural building and concrete pouring completed.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Housing affordability now “top priority” for Ontarians
New polling from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) confirms that the majority of Ontarians are concerned about housing affordability and the high cost of living.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
AB security deposits resume earning interest
Under the triggering formula in Alberta regulations, residential rental security deposits will resume earning interest in 2024 for the first time in 16 years.
REMI Network
Canada rekindling war-time housing plan
Canada is creating a catalogue of pre-approved home designs that builders can use to create more density and help solve the housing crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rent growth moderates for third consecutive month
The annual rate of rent growth in Canada moderated for the third consecutive month, with the average rent in November reaching $2,174.



















