COVID-19
Canadian Property Management
Ontario stalls energy management paybacks
A temporary adjustment to Ontario’s electricity pricing scheme eliminates cost-saving opportunities that many operators of large commercial buildings were anticipating this summer.
Design Quarterly
Modular classroom supports outdoor education
Weiss Architecture & Urbanism Limited has collaborated with Wonder Incorporated to create a modular ‘front of classroom’ teaching support unit.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario Ombudsman tracks LTB’s sluggish pace
The Ombudsman's newly released 2019-20 annual report identifies the Landlord and Tenant Board as one of the most common sources of complaints, prompting an in-progress investigation.
Construction Business
Alberta unveils $10 billion infrastructure program
Alberta has unveiled a Recovery Plan for the province’s economic strategy that includes a a record $10-billion investment in infrastructure.
CondoBusiness
Pest-free tips as condo amenities reopen
Pests are more active without the daily bustle of people moving around, leaving temporarily closed shared spaces vulnerable.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ACI releases COVID-19 toolkit for businesses
ACI has released Healthy Returns, a toolkit focused on supporting the reopening process for businesses and offices following the COVID-9 pandemic.
Construction Business
FCM releases guide for cities to rebalance streets
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a new guide to help cities effectively modify urban streets amid the pandemic.
CondoBusiness
Accommodation costs unnerve younger households
Financial uncertainty related to COVID-19 appears to be weighing more heavily on younger households than other homeowners and renters.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
COVID-19’s impact on multi-res building design
Jonathan King, principal at the architectural firm BNKC, discusses the future of multi-residential building design in the aftermath of COVID-19.
REMI Network
Ontario guide helps buildings restore water quality
Building owners and managers are responsible for water flushing activities to restore drinking water. Sometimes this process could take up to 12 weeks.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
HRAI develops COVID-19 awareness training program
HRAI is developing a COVID-19 training program for residential applications with the potential to expand into small commercial and ICI sectors.
REMI Network
Q2 leaves most downtown office markets unscathed
Second quarter vacancy rates and rent trends provide a first look at Canadian commercial real estate markets during widespread COVID-19-triggered business shutdowns.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Survey finds half of renters plan to seek more affordable housing
A recent survey of 16,000 renters across 181 Canadian cities found that half of respondents are planning to look for more affordable housing due to the effects of COVID-19.
Canadian Property Management
Office-using sectors show relative resilience
There is plenty of uncertainty and little consensus on the economic outlook for Canada and the United States. It is becoming clear that it will not be a V-shaped recovery, and it is more likely to be uneven and prolonged.
Canadian Property Management
Retail landlords absorb and counter economic hit
Results of a wide-ranging survey show many major Canadian commercial real estate players braced for the erosion of consumer confidence, tenant solvency and their own investment returns.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BC extends temporary rental supplement
The B.C. government announced it has extended the temporary rental supplement (TRS) until the end of August 2020. It will also maintain the moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Consumer confidence boosted by trusted cleaning brands
Surveys from Procter & Gamble show consumers are more likely to select a hotel or restaurant if they use cleaning products from a brand they recognize.
