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TMU

Canadian Facility Management & Design

A new prescription for campus design at TMU

Toronto Metropolitan University's new medical school has transformed a former civic centre into a hub for healthcare education. It's tackling a doctor shortage while bringing the local community into the heart of a campus for services.
rental scams

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rental scams are rising

Missed rent payments and rental scams are rising across Canada in 2025, creating serious financial risks for landlords.
Firefighting foam on track to detoxify

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Firefighting foams on track to detoxify

PFAS are tapped to be classified as toxic substances due to their adverse properties and potential to be dispersed into the environment in quantities and/or concentrations that could pose immediate or long-term harm.
Fresh resource for indoor air quality

Canadian Property Management

Fresh resource for indoor air quality

New guidance from Health Canada presents a compilation of best practices for assessing and maintaining indoor air quality (IAQ) in office buildings.
BOMA Canada

Canadian Property Management

BOMA Canada honours industry’s best for 2025

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) presented its national awards on September 17, 2025, during its annual BOMEX conference.
Vancouver

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Vancouver rec facilities face decommissioning risk

Recreational facilities across Vancouver face higher operating costs and lagging service delivery in the absence of a capital asset management framework.
Telecom system outages tied to new protocols

Canadian Property Management

Telecom system outages tied to new protocols

Internet and cell phone service providers in Canada must be ready to comply with new protocols for responding to and reporting major system outages by November this year.
reasonable

CondoBusiness

Recent cases clarify reasonable conduct

Being reasonable is a fundamental aspect of condominium living, but it is not always easy to determine what it means to act reasonably within shared spaces.
FM

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Study spotlights FM value in early project phases

Facility managers are often integrated into capital projects during the commissioning or post-occupancy phases, after critical decisions affecting long-term operations have been made.
basement flooding

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Preparing your property for hurricane season

As hurricane season reaches its peak in September, landlords are advised to take proactive steps to protect their properties and tenants.
Climate response investment poised for paybacks

Canadian Property Management

Climate response investment promises paybacks

With science offering up assurance that climate response will be a long-term and intensifying societal need, analysts suggest this could be a lucrative time to get into a surging market.
Safety

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Safety gaps flagged in Canadian workplaces

Most respondents who reported experiencing a work-related incident or illness (or knowing someone who has) say it was stress-related, with this figure being significantly higher in Canada.
Federal procurement practices ripe for reform

Construction Business

Federal procurement practices ripe for reform

A new report on the Canadian government’s procurement practices recommends reforms to reduce costs, save time, ease complications and improve accountability.
trade

REMI Network

Legal setback deemed not fatal to U.S. tariffs

A legal setback for the United States government’s tariff strategy fulfills predictions from insiders versed in that country’s constitutional and law-making intricacies.
Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords

Proposed Ontario legislation targets landlords who knowingly permit or possess proceeds from the production or trafficking of controlled substances within premises they control.
Climate perils inspire new investment products

Canadian Property Management

Climate perils inspire new investment products

Climate perils are pushing insurers to explore new ways to diversify risk, likewise inspiring new investment products.
Ontario vague on special economic zones

Canadian Property Management

Ontario vague on special economic zones

Ontario's Bill 5 is presented as a means to propel infrastructure, mining and resource development projects considered instrumental for economic development and safeguarding Canadian sovereignty.