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Office conversion eases Ottawa's Class B woes

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More than 300,000 square feet of Class B office space has been withdrawn from Ottawa's downtown inventory as two separate commercial landlords pursue plans to replace it with rental housing.
Museum operators await reprieve on PCB cull

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.
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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.
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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.
Julie Di Lorenzo named to Order of Ontario

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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.
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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. 
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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.
Alberta aims to smooth utility bill volatility

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.
Construction and design innovators honoured

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.
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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.
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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. 
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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.
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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.
AB security deposits to resume earning interest

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.
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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.
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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.