Regulations
Canadian Property Management
Ontario capital markets set for rule revamp
Proposals address a range of issues that are likely to be of interest to listed real estate entities and their investors, as well as start-up ventures and other publicly traded service providers to the industry.
Canadian Property Management
Stop-gap September CECRA coverage offered
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance will be offered for a sixth month. The announcement comes eight days after the portal for new applications for the relief program appeared to be closed.
Canadian Property Management
CECRA now closed to new applicants
With the August 31 deadline for first-time applications for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) now passed, the three-month program that evolved into five months of relief is closed to new recipients.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario announces plan to freeze rents
Rental housing sector responds to Ontario's announcement that it intends to freeze rents in 2021, a move that has blindsided the industry.
CondoBusiness
On the move in the condo market
In the shadow of a possible second wave, realtors forge ahead with the new reality of buying and selling condos.
Canadian Property Management
WTO okay with provinces buying biomass power
The World Trade Organization agreed with Canada that the U.S. conflated wholesale and retail electricity rates to arrive at its supposition that B.C. and Quebec hydro utilities overpaid for biomass power.
Canadian Property Management
Pandemic-related litigation brewing in Quebec
Commercial real estate specialists are noting a recent Quebec superior court decision with interest, suggesting it could become a beacon for other tenants seeking rent relief.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario consults on next conservation framework
Residential consumption is identified as a primary concern and opportunity for the 2021-24 period, along with a continued emphasis on reducing system-wide peak demand
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Virus hastens new tower at St. Michael’s Hospital
A much anticipated, and unfinished, addition to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto was fast-tracked to keep pace with a fast-moving pandemic.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental demand in Canada’s major urban centres
Measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect Canadians’ health are contributing to a significant interruption in rental demand.
CondoBusiness
Condo communities build up resilience in 2020
With always evolving guidelines and pandemic uncertainty, building resilience in condo communities is more important than ever.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 expected to drive transparency metrics
Canada once again places in the top tier of “highly transparent” nations in the newly released 2020 edition of the JLL/LaSalle Global Real Estate Transparency Index.
CondoBusiness
Ontario Electricity Rebate applied unevenly
Many hydro accounts specifically tied to the common areas of multi-residential buildings will no longer qualify for the 31.8 per cent rebate beginning in November 2020.
CondoBusiness
Condos see ‘significant shift’ in operations
There is a significant shift in the way condo corporations are managing common elements, noisy neighbours and condo meetings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The pros and cons of Bill 184
Ontario’s Bill 184 has raised the ire of tenant advocacy groups over concerns it will drive renters further into debt while making evictions easier for landlords.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario stalls energy management paybacks
A temporary adjustment to Ontario’s electricity pricing scheme eliminates cost-saving opportunities that many operators of large commercial buildings were anticipating this summer.
CondoBusiness
Are condos prepared for climate change?
While many condos haven’t yet experienced the major effects of climate change, statistics and case studies foreshadow the impacts that could come.



