Properties
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba nixes tax break for new rental housing
Developers of purpose-built rental housing in Manitoba are losing a tax credit that has been available for the past five years.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public-safety facility co-locates first responders
Cambie Fire Hall No. 3 and Richmond North Ambulance Station is the first in a major B.C. city to bring fire and ambulance services under one roof.
Canadian Property Management
Spring pests return for flood season
Flood season is arriving to regions across Canada, posing a significant risk to infrastructure, potential loss of life and pest-related health risks.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Carleton U steps up health and safety response
Carleton University has launched a new online reporting tool that intricately links health and safety initiatives with facility management.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Investment property imperils preferred tax rate
The new rules capture the demographic of investors who own small low-rise residential or mixed-use commercial-residential buildings as a sideline to their main business ventures.
Canadian Property Management
Plans for first net positive energy office building
An office building in Markham, Ontario's technology hub plans to be the first net positive energy office building in Canada.
CondoBusiness
B.C. residential development land takes tax hit
The British Columbia government expects to collect about $520 million in new annual revenue through additional residential property taxes and property transfer taxes.
Canadian Property Management
Mixed-use developments may stifle diversity
Mixed-use developments in Toronto are creating neighbourhoods that are unaffordable for many people, according to a new study.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Little oversight of high-GWP anesthetic gases
Anesthetics commonly used in medical, dental and veterinary surgery have global warming potential ranging from 130 to 2,540 times greater than carbon dioxide, but are largely overlooked when greenhouse gas emissions are officially tallied.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Travel Centre charts unmapped territory
Travel Centre is taking its guests into uncharted territory with a new destination that brings together a rare mix of event, retail and work space.
Canadian Property Management
Capital growth nudges 2017 investment returns
Robust economies in Toronto and Vancouver, a continuing slump in Calgary, retailing challenges and sustained high demand for rental housing all play into an index-wide total return of 6.7 per cent.
Design Quarterly
Tile trends – bigger is better
The designer trend towards large format tiles and stone continues in 2018. Preparation of the substrates is key to a beautiful and successful installation.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Landlords seek cannabis veto
With the Cannabis Act set to make recreational pot use legal throughout Canada, landlords are demanding the right to ban the divisive substance within their rental units before the law officially takes effect July 1.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Apartment market trends and transactions
According to a recent market report from Avison Young, Canada's commercial real estate sector continues to possess varying, but largely healthy, property market fundamentals across the country's regions and asset classes.
Canadian Property Management
Accessible fire safety tips for property managers
Accessibility advocates see the built environment as a laggard when it comes to fire safety, especially for people with disabilities.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Canadian children lack accessible play spaces
Playgrounds across the country continue to leave children on the sidelines with design and maintenance practices that are not fully inclusive.
Design Quarterly
Understanding future mobility and design impacts
The advent of self-driving vehicles are now underway, ushering in one of the biggest changes to cities that we will see in our lifetime.



