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asbestos abatement contractors

REMI Network

B.C. requiring asbestos abatement license

Asbestos abatement contractors who operate in B.C. must be licensed by Jan. 1, 2024.
rental market

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Average annual rent increases cooled slightly in May 

The average annual rent for vacated units in Canada rose 6.5 per cent in May, marking the lowest annual increase since December 2021.
alberta

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Alberta’s new portfolios silent on housing

Housing is not referenced in the titles of any of the portfolios that Alberta’s 24 newly named cabinet ministers will lead.
Bill 60

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario passes controversial Bill 97

Among the changes impacting landlords, Bill 97 includes new protections to limit “renovictions” and introduces changes to the “landlord’s own use” clause.
Newfoundland courts private housing developers

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Newfoundland woos private housing developers

The provincial housing corporation is offering capital funding of up to $95,000 per unit through a loan forgiveness model, and seeks commitments to keep rents affordable for 15 to 20 years.
Midtown

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Averton property receives Built Green Communities certification

Averton’s new mixed-use community in Edmonton has achieved Built Green Communities certification for its first phase of development.
Building trades in immigration express queue

Construction Business

Building trades in immigration express queue

Skilled building trades qualify for the express lane to permanent residency under new guidelines for Canada’s immigration application system.
Slip-and-fall injury bill stranded in Manitoba

Canadian Property Management

Slip-and-fall injury bill stranded in Manitoba

Manitoba's legislative term expired soon after the government introduced proposed amendments to the Occupiers' Liability Act similar to changes already adopted in Ontario.
Innisfil

REMI Network

Mixed-use project for Innisfil boosts attainable housing

A mixed-use community is bringing more than 2,000 market and attainable homes to Innisfil, Ontario.
Quebec

REMI Network

May marks return of buyers in Montreal

Almost all the main metropolitan areas in the Montreal CMA are experiencing an annual downward trend in sales.
CAGBC

Canadian Property Management

CAGBC commends 2023 roster of green influencers

The Canada Green Building Council has bestowed 2023 leadership awards to four individuals and a company at the forefront of adopting and driving sustainable policies, practices and products.
Auto BLDG

REMI Network

Two firms boost footprint in Numa’s historic Auto BLDG

Pride Toronto and Zeidler Architecture have both expanded their office space at Castlepoint Numa’s historic Auto BLDG in Toronto’s Lower Junction Triangle.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Funds dispersed in sync with AccessAbility Week

Nearly $71 million will be distributed through Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund to underwrite 903 small-scale retrofit and upgrade projects across the country.
Fengate

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Office fit-out costs rise with hybrid workforce

Rising office fit-out costs reflect both inflationary dynamics in the construction sector and emerging design trends as employers realign space to engage their hybrid workforces.
New approval criteria coming for NB renovations

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New approval criteria coming for NB renovations

New Brunswick’s Residential Tenancy Tribunal will soon assume responsibility for authorizing renovations that require tenants to vacate their dwellings.
Wesgroup

Construction Business

Wesgroup completes largest B.C. solar project

A solar array of 2,592 solar panels located on top of a Delta warehouse is the largest rooftop solar power project ever built in B.C.
Inaugural BOMA BEST Smart certifications awarded

Canadian Property Management

Inaugural BOMA BEST Smart certifications awarded

The first certifications have been conveyed through the new BOMA BEST Smart assessment and benchmarking program for digital optimization of building performance.