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August rents

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Average monthly rents top $2,000 in Canada 

Average monthly rents have surpassed $2,000 in Canada with no signs of slowing according to latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation.
Yukon University

REMI Network

Yukon University reveals new science building design

The facility will contain four classrooms and a lecture hall, research labs, a ceremony room and a large social space for events and gatherings.
occupancy

REMI Network

Global study unveils workplace occupancy trends

A new benchmarking report delves into how spaces are being used during defined business hours in North America and Europe.
Montreal office tower connects for rare perfect score

Canadian Property Management

Montreal tower connects for rare perfect score

1250 boulevard René-Lévesque is the first Canadian building, and one of just 21 worldwide, to attain a perfect score through the digital connectivity certification program, WiredScore.
Unregulated fees for unit sub-meters questioned

CondoBusiness

Unregulated fees for unit sub-meters questioned

Ontario’s auditor general is calling for a closer look at the unregulated fees that electricity customers in multifamily buildings pay to unit sub-meter providers.
beedie

Construction Business

Calgary Cancer Centre reaches completion

Construction of the Calgary Cancer Centre is complete, with Alberta Infrastructure handing over the keys to Alberta Health Services  (AHS).
rental

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada Housing Benefit ‘one-time top-up’ now open

Lower-income renters in Canada can now apply for the $500 one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit through their Canada Revenue Agency account.
form changes LTB

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Four new LTB forms added to Tribunal Ontario Portal

Tribunals Ontario announced it has added four additional LTB forms to the Tribunals Ontario Portal as well as a new self-scheduling feature.
Pier 4

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Centurion to acquire Gatineau multi-res development

Centurion Asset Management is set to acquire Phase I of a three-phase multi-residential apartment portfolio in Gatineau, Quebec.
Pattison

Construction Business

Jim Pattison donates $30M to RCH Foundation

Canadian philanthropist and business leader Jim Pattison has donated $30-million donation to the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New coalition forged to promote accessibility

Commercial real estate owners/managers, homebuilders and organizations that provide services and advocacy for people with disabilities have joined forces in the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition.
Vancouver Island opening

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Vancouver Island welcomes three new apartment buildings

Skyline announced it has completed construction on three new mid-rise apartment buildings located in Nanaimo and Parksville on Vancouver Island.
Saskatchewan

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Sask tardy to enact accessibility standards

Proposed legislation comes more than seven years after a provincially appointed panel made the recommendation and more than 10 years after a strategy for people with disabilities was first promised.
Ontario to further bolster LTB staffing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario to further bolster LTB staffing

The Ontario government has allocated $1.4 million to hire about 35 additional staff to tackle the case backlog at the Landlord and Tenant Board,
Code development approach prioritizes harmony

Canadian Property Management

Code development approach prioritizes harmony

A new collaborative framework is aimed at achieving faster and frictionless Canada-wide adoption of the most current standards for new construction, fire safety, plumbing and energy efficiency.
First CIB retrofit project meets IREE condition

Canadian Property Management

First CIB retrofit project meets IREE condition

Dream has secured investor ready energy efficiency (IREE) certification for 366 Bay Street, Toronto, in keeping with requirements of the Canada Infrastructure Bank building retrofits initiative.
federal budget

REMI Network

Tower crane safety guide sets best practices

A new comprehensive best practices guide for builders and trade contractors to use when erecting, operating and dismantling tower cranes has been released.