Canada
Canadian Property Management
More assets to qualify for full depreciation
Canadian corporations can now claim deductions for the full cost of a much wider range of capital assets in the tax year in which they are purchased or come into use.
Canadian Property Management
Cross-border ties deepen on energy efficiency
Proposed updates to Canada’s energy efficiency regulation designate additional energy-using products and impose more rigorous standards on some products already mandated to comply.
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
Canada seeks expertise for board openings
The Canadian government is seeking expert candidates from both the private and public sectors to fill directorships at five Crown corporations related to housing and/or infrastructure.
Canadian Property Management
Federal hybrid work model tips toward office
The Canadian government’s hybrid work model is tipping decisively back to the formal office, with newly posted instructions for the federal public service to step up its on-site presence.
Design Quarterly
Architects gain fluid cross-Atlantic prospects
Architects could move more fluidly between Canada and the European Union through a new agreement that will allow their professional qualifications to be recognized in either jurisdiction.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon market stringency standards under review
A lower threshold for mandatory participation in Canada’s industrial carbon market could bring some commercial and institutional campuses into the mix along with a broader range of suppliers to the buildings sector.
Canadian Property Management
Budget enticements devised to attract capital
Commercial real estate is a channel for some of the capital the Canadian government is strategizing to attract via new enticements unveiled in the 2025 federal budget.
Canadian Property Management
Large building retrofits designated for funding
The Canadian government's newly announced Build Communities Strong Fund includes a $6-billion stream for "regionally significant" projects that involve private sector investment.
Construction Business
New Major Projects Office to fast track infrastructure
The federal government has launched the new Major Projects Office based in Calgary, with offices planned in other major Canadian cities.
REMI Network
Ukraine’s besieged energy grid needs bracing
Ukraine’s besieged energy grid is projected to need €630 million (CAD $1 billion) worth of repairs and troubleshooting ahead of the coming winter season.
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.
REMI Network
Canada-EU digital trading channels contemplated
A newly launched public consultation is seeking input on a potential digital trade agreement to complement the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Canadian Property Management
Reality lags government downsizing ambitions
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.
Canadian Property Management
Indigenous partners on infrastructure agenda
Canada’s leadership has endorsed Indigenous ownership stakes in energy and infrastructure projects, underscoring that they will be pivotal to economic development and national cohesiveness.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ecolab announces five per cent trade surcharge in the United States
Ecolab Inc. has announced a five per cent trade surcharge on all of its solutions and services in the United States, effective May 1, 2025.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon price refocused on industrial emitters
Cancellation of the consumer carbon price comes with the Canadian government’s affirmation that other incentives for reducing GHG emissions from buildings will remain in place.
