COVID-19
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rents are rising in most major areas
Although average monthly rents continued to decline on a national basis, rents are rising regionally according to the latest rent report from Rentals.ca.
REMI Network
Scarborough home values climb most during COVID
Properties purchased in Scarborough in the six months prior to COVID-19 have jumped in value by 25 per cent—appreciating more than other parts of Toronto, including the downtown core.
REMI Network
More Quebec residents opt for country homes
More Québecois prefer a home in the country, according to new insights on residents' changing intentions since the pandemic began.
Canadian Property Management
Light industrial set for heavy property tax hit
Economic fallout from COVID-19 is shifting more of the tax burden to this flourishing group of assets via the mill rate, while also driving up the tax rate, for a double-whammy of consequences in jurisdictions that update valuations annually.
REMI Network
GTA home sales and listings down in April
Even though home sales in the GTA dropped 12.7 per cent in April compared to March, the market is still going strong.
REMI Network
Dream Office portfolio largest to achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating
Office spaces across Toronto, Mississauga and Calgary have implemented a wide range of COVID-19 solutions to ensure a healthy and safe return to work.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New rent report looks at GTA neighbourhoods
A new report from liv.rent explores the pandemic’s impact on the cost of rent in specific GTA neighbourhoods for Q1 2021.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Pandemic intensifies evolving role of FM
Facility managers are no longer viewed as a back-office function, but rather “a strategic instrument to attract and retain talent and create a great experience,”
Design Quarterly
Construction starts on AbCellera headquarters
Construction has started on the Vancouver global headquarters for AbCellera which is located on 4th Avenue in Mount Pleasant.
Canadian Property Management
Pandemic relief defrays Ontario insolvencies
Low interest rates, flexibility to defer payments and various government-funded programs synergized into what are characterized as “exceptional” circumstances in a recessionary period.
REMI Network
Large-scale long-term care homes ‘strongly discouraged’
Researchers say 31 per cent of infections and 31 per cent of deaths could have been prevented if all Ontario long-term care residents had had single rooms.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How Canada can learn from Taiwan in beating COVID-19
Taiwan's proactivity in revamping its cleaning procedures can serve as a model for Canada going forward.
Canadian Property Management
Budget confirms 16-week CERS extension
The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) will now be available until at least September 25, but at gradually declining levels after July 3.
REMI Network
Budget includes millions for correctional facilities
Federal correctional facilities are getting a $154.6-million cash infusion beginning this year and carrying though to 2022, as many face rising cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The rising cost of multi-residential construction
Multi-residential construction costs are rising in Canada due to the pandemic’s impact on everything from labour and material costs to shifting supply and demand dynamics.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba tax rebate comes with rent freeze
About $248 million from the education levy will be returned to property taxpayers this year through 25 per cent rebates to residential/farm ratepayers and 10 per cent rebates to commercial/industrial ratepayers.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
No electricity rate reprieve with this lockdown
There has been no rate relief with the latest stay-at-home imperative, but the Ontario Energy Board has extended the annual prohibition on electricity shut-offs during the cold months to cover much of May.


















