COVID-19
REMI Network
Fitwel Viral Response module launches
Fitwel's Viral Response module requires that companies follow a set of baseline strategies—actions that are necessary to mitigate the spread of infectious respiratory diseases such as COVID-19.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada announces new Rapid Housing Initiative
The federal government has announced a new Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) to help address the urgent housing needs of vulnerable Canadians in the wake of COVID-19.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Vancouver’s BC Place first Canadian stadium to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation
Vancouver's BC Place Stadium has become the first stadium in Canada to achieve global GBAC STAR accreditation.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Cities call for a united front to end homelessness
Mayors and city officials from across the nation have formed an alliance to tackle homelessness, a crisis that has intensified since the onset of COVID-19.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario adds two-month reprieve for rent arrears
Provincial intervention in the commercial sector is limited to tenants who meet the prerequisites for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance, but whose landlords have not applied for the relief.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Research to gauge returns on public transit
COVID-19 has forced Canada’s transit authorities to grapple with the twin challenges of public health logistics and declining revenues. A new stream of federal infrastructure spending will target pandemic-resilient infrastructure.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Chartwell provides bleak operational update
Despite positive ratings from residents and families, the pandemic continues to have a negative impact on occupancy levels at Chartwell retirement homes.
CondoBusiness
Budgeting the unknown amid a pandemic
Condo corporations are facing new budgeting challenges in 2020. Planning for unexpected and increasing expenses is difficult to anticipate.
Construction Business
Vancouver airport cancels infrastructure projects
The Vancouver Airport Authority will be terminating the CORE Program, a large infrastructure project at Vancouver International Airport.
REMI Network
Ontario hospitals get funding for critical upgrades
A provincial funding boost of $175 million for COVID-19 related and other urgent projects will address critical maintenance in 129 hospitals.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Apprentice backlog tackles certification exams
Typically, about 1,700 candidates write certification exams for the skilled trades every month in Ontario, but COVID-19 shut down provincial testing centres last March.
Canadian Property Management
Stop-gap September CECRA coverage offered
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance will be offered for a sixth month. The announcement comes eight days after the portal for new applications for the relief program appeared to be closed.
Construction Business
Prepare for project risks driven by COVID-19
As COVID-19 restrictions slowly lift across the country, construction and design professionals have a very different working environment and associate set of project risks to
REMI Network
B.C. caps 2021 rent increase to 1.4 per cent
The maximum annual allowable rent increase in B.C. for 2021 is 1.4 per cent, which is less than half of what it would have been before COVID.
REMI Network
CCI-Toronto names Palace Pier condo of the year
The condo, located at 2045 Lakeshore Blvd West, stood out from its contemporaries with an early call to action when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Construction Business
Economic recovery plan released for B.C.
The BC Chamber of Commerce has released its Economic Recovery Submission with recommendations focusing on competitiveness and innovation.
Canadian Property Management
CECRA now closed to new applicants
With the August 31 deadline for first-time applications for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) now passed, the three-month program that evolved into five months of relief is closed to new recipients.
