Management
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.



















