Provincial
Construction Business
B.C.’s political future hangs in the balance
The next B.C. provincial election, slated for May 2013, is a source of great concern for many in the construction industry.
CondoBusiness
Condo law reform in Ontario
If passed, Bill 72 would become the Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012, and amend the existing Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, Ontario Building Code and Condominium Act, which, despite the province's condo boom, has not been ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Gearing up for a new AODA round
Timelines to implement standards for integrated accessibility regulation (IAR), which encompass accessibility standards in three areas (information and communication, employment and transportation), have been set.
Canadian Property Management
Employers enlisted to prompt workers’ savings
Quebec’s voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs) to capture workers not formally enrolled in company pension or group retirement savings plans.
CondoBusiness
Selective bylaw enforcement
Can a condo corporation enforce a bylaw infraction against an owner when it has not enforced the same infraction against others? The answer is "yes."
Canadian Property Management
Austerity delays equity
The Ontario government has halted promised property tax relief for commercial and industrial ratepayers in Toronto, Hamilton and several other municipalities with a higher than
Canadian Property Management
Ontario places limits on allowable rent increase
Inflation could bring added budgeting woes for Ontario’s rental housing landlords beginning in 2013, when the annual allowable rent increase will be capped at 2.5 per cent. This arises from a new amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act ...
CondoBusiness
Falling glass can cause legal headaches
In Ontario, it is unclear which statutory warranty period applies to the occurrence of falling glass given the lack of specific case law and Tarion direction.
Canadian Property Management
Brownfields attracting varied land uses
Brownfield sites have risen and fallen out of favour with the economic tides. Today, brownfield development is more consistent due, in part, to the demand in residential and commercial developments.







