Canada
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Feds promise more funds for new rental supply
The 2019 budget promises the second top-up in as many years to the low-cost loan fund supporting construction of rental housing.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Jobs foreseen from energy efficiency spending
The 2019 federal budget allocates $950 million to underwrite retrofits and energy-efficient new development in the municipal, not-for-profit, private homeownership and affordable housing sectors.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rent sticker shock awaits Canadians in the U.S.
Asking rents in the five largest American cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix appear moderately to dramatically steeper than Canadian tenants typically pay.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
FSI names Jon Benjamin region manager for Canada
FSI Global, a leading facilities management software provider, recently opened a Canadian office in an effort to expand its global operations.
CondoBusiness
Canada funds first net-zero multi-res building in London
The Government of Canada is investing $3.9 million toward the construction of Canada’s first net-zero, mixed-use, multi-unit residential building in London.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada, Quebec invest in library expansion
The governments of Canada and Quebec are each investing nearly $1.3 million to renovate, upgrade and expand the Dollard-des-Ormeaux library.
CondoBusiness
Canadian home sales decline further in December
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales posted a decline of 2.5 per cent from November to December 2018.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada invests $4.5 mil in Link Performing Arts Society
The government of Canada is investing $4.5 million in a project by the Link Performing Arts Society, granted through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund.
CondoBusiness
Canadian housing collapse doubtful: CPA Canada
A recent CPA Canada study finds that Canada’s housing market is different and likely more resilient than it might first appear.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada, Ontario invest in Massey Hall revitalization
Canada and Ontario are each investing $30 million into the renovation and expansion of Massey Hall, Canada’s oldest concert hall.
REMI Network
Survey reveals workers’ attitudes towards cannabis in the workplace
Inching ever closer to legalization day, Colliers International reports 30 per cent of office workers responding to a recent survey endorse fairly lenient restrictions on cannabis use in the
REMI Network
Co-working firm Spaces expands in Canada
Spaces, a co-working firm, plans to open 15 more locations in Canada in the next two years. Its newest location in Toronto is 127,158 square feet, making it the company's largest location in North America.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada, Quebec invest in Tadoussac library project
The governments of Canada and Quebec are each investing over $134,000 in the redevelopment of the Tadoussac municipal library in the Haute-Côte-Nord region.
CondoBusiness
National home sales rise 4.1 per cent in June
According to recent statistics from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales climbed 4.1 per cent from May to June 2018.
Canadian Property Management
Canada’s TOBYs reflect broad based excellence
The five winners chosen by BOMA International represent five distinct pairings of owners and managers for buildings located in three different provinces.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada, Alberta invest in Stanley A. Milner library project
The Governments of Canada and Alberta are investing a total of $4 million in the revitalization of Edmonton's Stanley A. Milner Library.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate vulnerable to Canada-U.S. trade war
High-rise development is expected to be the hardest hit real estate activity, but fallout across a wider range of consumer goods has potential negative implications for commercial warehouse and distribution facilities.
