COVID-19
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Top employment law issues during COVID-19
Employees may refuse vaccines for reasons such as religious belief or medical reasons, and requiring these employees to undergo inoculation would be a human rights violation.
Construction Business
Canada construction industry to rebound in 2021
Construction across Canada is expected to rebound in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and rise through the coming decade.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario promises funds for gathering spaces
Further details and an application portal for the $50-million fund announced in the 2021 Ontario budget are promised for later this spring.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Quebec employers encouraged to take on trainees
Quebec employers will be eligible for an enhanced refundable tax credit if they employ and/or invest in training interns during the next 13 months.
Construction Business
Hines office tower design responds to COVID
Hines is partnering with Reliance Properties to build the first new Vancouver office tower designed in response to COVID-19.
Design Quarterly
The traditional office is dead
The pandemic has prompted many questions about the future of the office. Is it dead? Is remote work here to stay? The office as we knew it is a thing of the past.
Canadian Property Management
Quebec cuts small business corporate tax rate
The 2021 budget also introduces a temporary doubling of the C3i tax credit for expenditures on computer hardware, management software or manufacturing and processing equipment.
Construction Business
B.C districts receive additional COVID support
Regional districts in B.C. will receive $10 million to support local services and operations, building on the historic COVID-19 relief and recovery supports provided to communities.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario looks to stabilize and revive tourism
A $350-million tonic will be poured out in the form of direct aid for small operators, support programs for larger attractions, and inducements for consumers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Self-isolation centres get funding injection
The initiative ties in with Ontario’s high-priority community strategy, which earmarks designated neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area and Ottawa for a targeted intensified response to COVID-19.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Zoning proposals attuned to Toronto musicians
Interim zoning adjustments could place Toronto musicians in a stronger position to return to their conventional workplaces once pandemic-related restrictions on public gatherings have been lifted.
REMI Network
Ontario ramps up long-term care spaces
On the heels of a third wave advisory, Ontario is issuing thousands more long-term care spaces to be built across the province, many resulting in the construction of new homes.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rapid Housing Initiative exceeds target of 3,000 new homes
Since launching in October 2020, the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) has exceeded its initial target of creating up to 3,000 new affordable homes.
REMI Network
B.C. extends state of emergency, marking one year
The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency for the 26th time, marking a year in response to COVID-19.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Will heightened cleaning habits remain post-COVID-19?
Survey data suggests strengthened cleaning habits will remain front and centre for a large majority of people post-pandemic.
REMI Network
Mobile health unit takes shape at Sunnybrook
Sunnybrook Hospital is currently assembling a mobile health unit as Toronto remains one of Ontario's hardest hit regions during the pandemic.
Construction Business
CUI report reflects on impact of COVID-19
The new CUI COVID Signpost 365 report captures stories, shares perspectives of Canadians on the year that changed the world.
