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REMI Network
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.
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
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.
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.
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.
Canadian Property Management
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.
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.
REMI Network
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.
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.
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.
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.



















