COVID-19
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Rethinking the demands of facility operations
Facility owners and managers must rethink the demands of existing operations and systems to deal with rapidly fluctuating capacity.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Parcel deliveries create more woes for landlords
With many regions in the throes of a second lockdown and the holiday season well underway, landlords must have a sound policy on parcel deliveries.
Canadian Property Management
Grocery-anchored retail deemed a best buy
Beyond stores selling essential goods, bricks-and-mortar retail is reeling from COVID-19-triggered public health controls and watching its already gaining competition grow even faster than projected.
Canadian Property Management
Bond rate signals to institutional investors
A 100 basis point slide in the 10-year Canada bond rate over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic contributes to real estate’s continuing allure for institutional investors.
REMI Network
Infrastructure investment tops Vancouver survey
Critical infrastructure investment was identified in a Metro Vancouver survey as key to helping the economy recover from COVID-19.
Canadian Property Management
CERS applications to be accepted as of Nov. 23
Legislation to enable the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) received parliamentary approval late last week and an online application portal was expected to be operational for Nov. 23.
REMI Network
Housing markets sinking despite rising prices, report finds
Housing markets are falling deeper into a slump despite increasing property prices, suggests a new report by The Real Estate Investment Network.
Canadian Property Management
CERS draft legislation awaits adoption
CERS will deliver direct rent support to qualifying tenants without the need to work though their landlords. As a direct subsidy, unlike CECRA, no loan agreement is required.
Design Quarterly
Envoy Desks offers solution for safe workplaces
Envoy Desks is a new desk reservation system to help companies meet physical distancing guidelines for employees working in the office.
Construction Business
Building support for mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic is emphasizing the importance of having strategies in place to provide support for mental health in construction.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
B.C.’s freeze on rent extended to July 2021
The Province of B.C. announced it has extended the freeze on rent increases until July 10, 2021, an announcement that comes as concerning news to the region's rental housing sector.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average rent down 8.1% in Canada: October 2020
New rental data for October 2020 shows that average rents are down in most large metros, particularly for smaller luxury units located in busy neighbourhhoods.
Construction Business
Canadian construction continues to rebound
Canadian construction continues to rebound in Quebec, B.C. and Ontario, while Alberta slows, according to Procore's activity index.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Protecting workplaces from a “twindemic”
In the second wave of the pandemic, business owners and facility managers must be unprecedentedly vigilant about protecting workplaces.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario wires commercial evictions on/off switch
A proposed amendment to the Commercial Tenancies Act, included in Ontario's budget bill, would allow the Minister to impose future COVID-19-related prohibitions on commercial evictions via regulation.
Canadian Property Management
Historic property tax disparity dismantled
As announced in the provincial budget, the Ontario government plans to equalize the business education tax (BET) rate at 0.88 per cent for 2021, equating to a $450-million tax cut province-wide.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Future-proofing cleaning for the new normal
The present is painful for property and facility managers and it's made future-proofing cleaning more important than ever.
