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Canadian Property Management
Regulatory labyrinth houses tenant utility data
Efforts to secure aggregated energy and water use data from tenant utility accounts typically cast commercial asset managers into a regulatory labyrinth.
Canadian Property Management
New Alberta solar panel fee has opaque costing
Alberta consumers will pay an extra $14 on the upfront cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel when a new environmental fee goes into effect on Oct. 1.
Canadian Property Management
Dark edge awaits Alberta and B.C. school days
Students in Alberta and British Columbia will be starting their school days in the darkness for part of this new academic year once the two provinces transition to permanent daylight saving time.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Legionnaires outbreak renews focus on facility risk
A recent Toronto Public Health investigation has identified a cooling tower at the Toronto Transit Commission’s Hillcrest Complex as the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
When trade war fallout hits the housing market
Housing developers already battling labour shortages, high interest rates, and soaring land costs now face a new destabilizing force as the Canada–U.S. trade war disrupts every stage of construction.
Canadian Property Management
New split for global adjustment costs explored
Ontario proposes a distinct electricity rate class for new data centres, as part of a package of requirements for facilities seeking to connect to the provincial power grid.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
When procedural changes backfire
A tenant uprising at a high‑rise in Etobicoke is fast becoming a cautionary tale for Ontario landlords, after residents pushed back against sudden procedural changes that disrupted how they pay rent.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario Building Code perched on cutting edge
The first-ever comprehensive review of the Ontario Building Code has a mandate to root out duplications, anachronisms and undue complexities that have accumulated over the course of 50 years.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
A blueprint for scalable affordable housing in Ontario
Operated by Durham Region Non‑Profit Housing Corporation (DRNPHC) and developed by The Daniels Corporation, 1707 Ritson Road North in Oshawa is blueprint for success.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option
The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario’s new LTB rules now in effect
Ontario has introduced several amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) and Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) processes through Bill 60 and Bill 97, effective July 1.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario electricity procurement passes on gas
Renewable energy proponents have emerged as the favoured bidders in the first phase of Ontario’s effort to add 7,500 megawatts of electricity resources to the provincial grid by 2034.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Barrier-free facilities prioritize lived experience
A crop of new barrier-free facilities are championing the lived experience of people with disabilities through flexible lay-outs and sensory-conscious spaces.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto green development standard loses clout
Newly adopted Ontario legislation cancels local governments' ability to dictate sustainable design features through site plan control and forbids them from requiring EV charging infrastructure in private buildings.
Canadian Property Management
Electricity strategy leans on influencer role
The Canadian government signals its ambitions to be an influencer via the national electricity strategy even though it lacks constitutional jurisdiction over generation, transmission and rate setting.
Canadian Property Management
Call for waste data management can’t be refused
OSCRE is developing its data management standard in sync with mounting pressure for real estate players to accurately report the volume of waste they produce, disseminate and divert from landfill.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario unveils new business tax measures
The 2026 Ontario budget includes targeted tax relief for small businesses, added tax deferral flexibility for some employers and notice that a current tax credit will be terminated in 2027.





















