COVID-19
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The COVID-19 return to work guide for Canadians
Understanding what employers, managers, and workers can do to safely reopen office spaces and return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CondoBusiness
Can anything stop the GTA’s new condo market?
Depending on your source of data, the average asking price per-square-foot for new condos in the GTA has increased for about 25 consecutive years.
Canadian Property Management
Slumping confidence in office sector dynamics
Confidence in industrial markets has also slipped since 2020 began, but still hovers on the up side of neutral on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
Construction Business
VICA report: construction activity recovering
The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) has released their Q2 report on construction activity on Vancouver Island.
Canadian Property Management
Pandemic-related litigation brewing in Quebec
Commercial real estate specialists are noting a recent Quebec superior court decision with interest, suggesting it could become a beacon for other tenants seeking rent relief.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario consults on next conservation framework
Residential consumption is identified as a primary concern and opportunity for the 2021-24 period, along with a continued emphasis on reducing system-wide peak demand
Construction Business
FPInnovations to develop biodegradable face masks
FPInnovations is receiving $1.3 million from the federal government to develop a biodegradable, sustainable filter for single-use face masks.
REMI Network
Shoppers Drug Mart pilots first managed medical clinic
The retailer will both own and operate Health Clinic by Shoppers, a primary-care and family practice clinic located at Lawrence Avenue and Dufferin Street.
REMI Network
Updated CEWS calculator launched to aid employers
The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next CEWS phase.
REMI Network
Pandemic not dampening homeownership spirit
A vast majority of Canadian home owners expect they will have no difficulty in making their mortgage payments, according to a new report.
REMI Network
Ontario allots new funding for child care operators
New funding is available for licensed child care and early years programs across Ontario to support enhanced cleaning and infection control.
CondoBusiness
Saskatchewan enshrines remote witnessing option
Emergency regulations were initially intended to enable land title registry, delegation of power of attorney and filing of wills in accordance with required public health protocols.
Construction Business
Feds offer $3.3 billion for pandemic resilient projects
The federal government has announced a $3.3-billion COVID-19 infrastructure program to help communities respond to the global pandemic.
Canadian Property Management
Unallocated CECRA funds behind August extension
As of July 30, it’s reported that 63,000 qualifying businesses or not-for-profit organizations had been collectively approved for about $613 million in commercial rent relief.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental demand in Canada’s major urban centres
Measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect Canadians’ health are contributing to a significant interruption in rental demand.
REMI Network
HVAC systems and COVID-19: Q&A
There's prevailing uncertainty over potential exposure to the virus through building ventilation systems. How concerned should condo communities be?
Canadian Property Management
Hotel recovery relies on impulsive staycationers
Following what’s characterized as the most difficult quarter yet recorded for Canadian hotel owners and operators, industry analysts are tracking the arduous climb back from the early April trough.
