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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Study spotlights FM value in early project phases

Facility managers are often integrated into capital projects during the commissioning or post-occupancy phases, after critical decisions affecting long-term operations have been made.
Safety

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Safety gaps flagged in Canadian workplaces

Most respondents who reported experiencing a work-related incident or illness (or knowing someone who has) say it was stress-related, with this figure being significantly higher in Canada.
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 –
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.
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.
trade

Canadian Facility Management & Design

FMs ponder procurement amid trade war

Facility management professionals are preparing action plans in light of potential tariff impacts and sharing how the situation is creating unity within the sector.
Classic portfolio management set for comeback

Canadian Property Management

Classic portfolio management set for comeback

Retail was the best performing asset type in 2024 for institutional investors represented in the MSCI/REALPAC Canada Property Index, but all property sectors showed year-over-year improvement.
Tariff chill could put CRE investment on ice

Canadian Property Management

Tariff chill could put CRE investment on ice

Tariff chill pervades the investment climate throughout Canada’s economy this winter, but commercial real estate insiders are tallying some reasons to be optimistic.
BOMA Canada

Canadian Property Management

BOMA Canada awards industry’s best for 2024

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada presented its national awards on September 25, 2024.
Office-using sectors make space for AI expertise

Canadian Property Management

Office-using sectors make space for AI expertise

Artificial intelligence (AI) underpins job growth and real estate demand in North America’s most active markets for tech employment, including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
environmental services

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Centennial boosts environmental services program

Centennial College is now home to a ground-breaking course that is better preparing next generation environmental services professionals for the field.
Toronto weighs office replacement pullback

Canadian Property Management

Toronto considers office replacement pullback

Proposed new policy directions could open the way for a broader range of redevelopment projects in specified downtown Toronto districts and at the midtown Yonge & Eglinton node.
Co-working

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Hotel-inspired co-working redefines 302 Bay

At first glance, the lobby inside 302 Bay Street, soon to be the newest co-working space from iQ Offices, looks exactly like a high-end hotel or restaurant.
Prized office tenant steps up green demands

Canadian Property Management

Prized office tenant steps up green demands

Ottawa landlords are contemplating a list of new expectations from a prized office tenant following recently announced updates to the federal government’s green operations strategy.
plastic

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Plastic chemicals face growing scrutiny

The United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on March 2, 2022, to end plastic pollution by 2040.
Defaulted real estate loans on the upswing

Canadian Property Management

Defaulted real estate loans on the upswing

Many creditors and debtors are now grappling with the fallout from a largely unexpected change in market conditions over the course of their loan agreements.