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.

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

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.

The 350,000-square-foot space was designed to accommodate a full spectrum of physical and cognitive needs.

Proposed Ontario legislation targets landlords who knowingly permit or possess proceeds from the production or trafficking of controlled substances within premises they control.

Manitoba consumers could see the distance shrink between competing grocery stores with the adoption of new provincial legislation addressing restrictive covenants and exclusivity clauses.

For more than 70 years, Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre has occupied a restored Toronto’s Teachers’ College building, designed by Peter Dickinson who played a pivotal role in developing mid-century modern architecture in post-World War II Canada.

As the technology advances, and governments continue to invest in innovative building solutions, modular construction is on the rise.

Canada could be well positioned to capture more data centre investment if the United States government continues to antagonize its trade partners.

Toronto-based Amexon Development Corp is embarking on a new rental project, e-lofts, located at Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills.

The 1,080-square-foot residence is said to be the developer’s most eco-friendly model yet—where health and wellbeing meets reduced energy use and carbon emissions through innovative technologies.

The U.S. government’s new tariff regime comes with a vision for a mass influx of manufacturing that would take many years to realize even if the tricky conditions to achieve it were all to fall into place.

Many condo corporations have already seen much higher prices for capital projects. How will the trade war create further impacts?

Ontario’s outdated property assessments are an added hitch for retail landlords now contemplating vacant anchor spaces in dozens of regional shopping centres throughout the province.

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

Windowless cold arenas are a thing of the past at the newly opened Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, B.C. Inside the 91,999-square-foot community hub,

The U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian goods and Ottawa’s retaliatory measures will impact facility management across North America.