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Report forecasts benefits of investing in community housing

A new report commissioned by CHRA and Housing Partnership Canada quantifies the economic benefits of raising the nation's community housing stock.
Climate disclosure requirements up for study

Canadian Property Management

Climate disclosure requirements up for study

The fall economic statement announces that the Canadian government will be looking at options for mandating climate disclosure in the private sector.
Stantec

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Stantec to design billion-dollar battery factory in B.C.

Stantec has been selected to provide design services for a $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in British Columbia.

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Birchley Park wins best project at Brownie Awards

Birchley Park was honoured as Best Overall Project for 2023 at the Brownie Award ceremony in Toronto tonight.
Condo Act

Canadian Property Management

CRA to be disabused on investment tax credits

Recent court rulings give Canada Revenue Agency leeway to apply an unintended interpretation to the interest-free and low-interest loans that federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments offer.
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City of Hamilton green lights 45-storey waterfront tower

A 45-storey tower has been approved as part of a redevelopment project that will transform Hamilton's Pier 8 into a waterfront community.
Calgary

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Multi-res plans for a former high school site in Calgary 

The redevelopment plan envisions a variety of housing types with 2,500 residences close to employment and education hubs.
Waste biomass generation tapped for tax credit

Canadian Property Management

Waste biomass generation tapped for tax credits

Systems using waste biomass to produce electricity, heat or combined heat and power will now qualify for the federal tax credits already extended to other designated clean technologies.
Arkfield

Canadian Property Management

Primaris REIT to acquire Halifax retail properties

The $370-million deal will add the Halifax Shopping Centre and its associated open-air Annex to Primaris REIT's portfolio.
Kingston

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Harrison Street acquires two Kingston student housing assets

Chicago-based Harrison Street announced it has acquired two new student housing buildings in the tight rental market of Kingston, Ontario.
IESO on standby to address municipal councils

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IESO on standby to address municipal councils

Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator is now on standby to address municipal councils deliberating proposals for new or expanded generating facilities.
Ontario to wrest realty functions from agencies

Canadian Property Management

Ontario to wrest realty functions from agencies

The Ontario government is moving to wrest realty functions from 10 provincial agencies, including the administrator of the health care system, the manager of Algonquin park, major museums and convention centres.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Montreal receives $925 million in funding via RCFi

Montreal is moving forward on the construction of 2,976 new purpose-built rental homes thanks to $925 million in funding from the RCFi.
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New Ontario legislation supports injured workers

The government also intends to bring forth a regulation that would add poisonings by chlorine, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide to the list of presumed occupational diseases.
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Construction Business

Nancy Pauw Bridge wins top structural award

The Nancy Pauw Bridge in Banff by StructureCraft has won the coveted 2023 Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence.
August rents

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Average asking rent in Canada hits new high

For the sixth month in a row, average asking rents for vacant rental units in Canada rose to new heights, reaching $2,178 for all property types.
Quebec to bankroll in-demand construction trades

Construction Business

Quebec bankrolls in-demand construction trades

The Quebec government pledges $260 million over two years to launch new training for specialized trades and increase the intake of apprentices in the heating, electrical and plumbing fields.