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Federal procurement practices ripe for reform

Construction Business

Federal procurement practices ripe for reform

A new report on the Canadian government’s procurement practices recommends reforms to reduce costs, save time, ease complications and improve accountability.
religious

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Repurposing Canada’s religious buildings

As church congregations dwindle across Canada and the cost to maintain their faith-built spaces increases, ideas abound for how to repurpose these buildings into potential
Ontario

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

New legislation affects Ontario’s restroom cleaning practices

Starting July 1, 2025, a new requirement will be enforced for all employers in the province of Ontario. Adopted as part of Bill 190 –
Canadian investors escape super BEAT down

Canadian Property Management

Canadian investors escape super BEAT down

International negotiations have given Canadian investors a reprieve from threatened higher costs of doing business in the United States commercial real estate market.
Trent

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Trent U plans Canada’s largest mixed-use building

The growth of Trent University continues with a groundbreaking project. Construction has officially begun on Gidigaa Migizi College and the new Otonabee College residence.
Crackdown on property controls clarified

Canadian Property Management

Crackdown on property controls clarified

New guidance from the Competition Bureau of Canada advises that reprieve could be given for exclusivity clauses in leases, but there will be little tolerance for restrictive covenants on land titles.
Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

Canadian Property Management

Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

The Canadian government has made slow progress in downsizing its real estate portfolio and is carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in undue annual costs for sparsely occupied and obsolete office space.
technology

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Report explores current state of FM technology

Sourcing the right technology is becoming increasingly crucial for facility managers who oversee understaffed teams while facing more work orders.
Indigenous partners on infrastructure agenda

Canadian Property Management

Indigenous partners on infrastructure agenda

Canada’s leadership has endorsed Indigenous ownership stakes in energy and infrastructure projects, underscoring that they will be pivotal to economic development and national cohesiveness.
trade

REMI Network

Legal setback deemed not fatal to U.S. tariffs

A legal setback for the United States government’s tariff strategy fulfills predictions from insiders versed in that country’s constitutional and law-making intricacies.
AI rent-setting software

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Algorithmic rent-setting under scrutiny

The ongoing legal storm around the AI-driven rent-setting software YieldStar could result in the widespread ban of these tools in Canada and the U.S.
New tax twist for affordable rental housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New tax twist for affordable rental housing

A promised new optional property tax subclass would allow Ontario municipalities to reduce the tax rate on qualifying affordable rental units by up to 35 per cent.
Shaky ENERGY STAR status a cross-border worry

Canadian Property Management

ENERGY STAR status a cross-border worry

Reference in U.S. statute makes the ENERGY STAR program resistant to a sudden takedown, but still vulnerable to coordinated efforts through legislative channels.
BMO Academy

Canadian Facility Management & Design

BMO Academy embraces neuro-inclusive design

The 350,000-square-foot space was designed to accommodate a full spectrum of physical and cognitive needs.
Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords

Proposed Ontario legislation targets landlords who knowingly permit or possess proceeds from the production or trafficking of controlled substances within premises they control.
Climate perils inspire new investment products

Canadian Property Management

Climate perils inspire new investment products

Climate perils are pushing insurers to explore new ways to diversify risk, likewise inspiring new investment products.
Ontario vague on special economic zones

Canadian Property Management

Ontario vague on special economic zones

Ontario's Bill 5 is presented as a means to propel infrastructure, mining and resource development projects considered instrumental for economic development and safeguarding Canadian sovereignty.