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CPP names new global head of real assets

Canadian Property Management

CPP names new global head of real assets

Maximilian Biagosch has been appointed global head of real assets for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and will also continue to serve as CPP Investments' European head.
Burnaby

Construction Business

Vancouver streamlining building permit times

City of Vancouver is taking several steps to streamline building permit times.
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Construction Business

Canada is third in world for LEED buildings

Canada ranks third in the world for LEED certified buildings on USGBC's annual list.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Average rent in Ontario up 13.5 per cent

Ontario placed third among provinces in January for average annual rent increases, up 13.5 per cent for condo rentals and apartments.
Rent supplement levels mismatched with GTA market

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rent supplement levels mismatched with market

Frontline social agencies say affordable housing funds are going unspent in the Greater Toronto Area because caps on Ontario's rent supplements render them too low to compete in the market.
marina

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Makeover for one of Canada’s oldest marinas 

The National Yacht Club in downtown Toronto has chosen French company Poralu Marine to renovate its marina.
Ontario proposes sunset for timeshare contracts

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Ontario proposes sunset for timeshare contracts

The Ontario government is considering a 10-year exit horizon for timeshare contracts as part of its update to the Consumer Protection Act.
Quebec

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Canadian home sales at 14-year low

An increasing number of East Coast markets show that prices appear to be trending up again.
DEI effort targets CRE procurement channels

Canadian Facility Management & Design

DEI pilot targets CRE procurement channels

Seven prominent industry associations have formed the Commercial Real Estate Diverse Supplier (CREDS) Consortium to build connections with more minority- and women-owned businesses.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Vancouver seeking input on missing middle housing

The City of Vancouver is seeking input on a proposal to allow triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, and sixplexes in neighbourhoods in need of housing.
York Mills

REMI Network

Condo at Yonge and York Mills will be a first in 20 years

Plans to revitalize a tired corner of York Mills Road and Yonge Street are moving forward with a brand new design for a mixed-use community that promises direct TTC subway access.
Funds tagged for deep retrofit enablers

Canadian Property Management

New funds tagged for deep retrofit enablers

The Canadian government is launching its promised Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative for commercial, institutional and multifamily buildings, along with the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program for single-family homes.
ACMO

Canadian Property Management

Daniel Fournier to fill Oxford’s executive chair

Daniel Fournier brings a decade of experience as chairman and chief executive officer at Ivanhoé Cambridge to his new role as executive chair of Oxford Properties Group,
Nova Scotia residential tenancy

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Nova Scotia amends Residential Tenancies Program

The government of Nova Scotia has announced several changes to the Residential Tenancies Program to provide more flexibility and clarity to the process.
Ottawa

Canadian Property Management

Input sought on downtown Ottawa revitalization

Residents, business operators and all those generally interested in the vibrancy of Canada’s capital are invited to share their opinions with the Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force.
Whitehouse Yukon

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New rental development opens in Whitehorse

Right On Property Group, the recipient of a Yukon Housing Corporation Housing Initiatives Fund, has completed an 87-unit rental development in Whitehorse’s Whistle Bend neighbourhood.
Kenora

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Indigenous-led justice centre opens in Kenora

The Kenora Justice Centre has opened in Ontario to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the correctional system.