COVID-19
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Saskatchewan launches employee training subsidy for reopening businesses
The program will reimburse eligible private-sector employers in Saskatchewan 100 per cent of employee training costs related to reopening.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Class action commenced against Woodbridge senior home
Thomson Rogers has issued a class action proceeding claiming $15 million in damages on behalf of the residents and families of a Woodbridge senior home owned by Sienna Senior Living.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
On the road to recovery
New data from Altus Group, Morguard, and Rentals.ca show a slump in sales and declining rental rates as we ease our way down the road to recovery.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public transit wariness makes the core edgy
Commuters’ willingness to jump on the bus, light-rail car or subway is expected to be a driving factor in repopulating office space in some major North American markets, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA: Back-to-work bonus will attract US cleaning workers
The ISSA has publicly supported a proposed US$450 bonus for American workers returning to the job following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Property Management
Colliers: CRE rent collection on downward trend
Colliers Canada reveals that 16 per cent of commercial tenants paid no rent in May 2020 as rent collection continues to decrease.
REMI Network
Most Canadians support digital contact tracing
A new report from Ryerson University found the majority of Canadians support using a mandatory contact tracing app to go to work or take public transit.
REMI Network
CMRAO releases reopening guide for managers
As most condo managers prepare to resume their normal operations, many need guidance on three top areas, according to a survey the CMRAO conducted in May.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Toronto Congress Centre pursues GBAC STAR accreditation
The Toronto Congress Centre is the first and largest facility within Canada to commit to the new GBAC STAR accreditation, which launched in May.
Construction Business
Opposition to COVID-19 on workplace diseases list
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA), member of the Employers’ Forum, opposes the addition of COVID-19 to the list of workplace diseases by WorkSafeBC.
CondoBusiness
Worksite Safety Amid COVID-19
Jordan Swail, Project Engineer with RJC Engineers, shares worksite safety tips for multi-residential building operators amid COVID-19 restrictions.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Reinventing the suburbs as vibrant “edge cities”
Mega mixed-use projects are reshaping the suburbs and providing viable long-term solutions to accomodate the GTA's unprecedented growth spurt.
Construction Business
Survey: COVID-19 impacts on construction activity
What is the real impact of COVID-19 on activity in the construction sector? Procore surveyed U.S. and Canadian senior executives.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario to amend Commercial Tenancies Act
Following similar actions in B.C. and Alberta, the Ontario government will temporarily halt evictions of tenants eligible for Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA).
Canadian Property Management
Alberta pledges to halt commercial evictions
The announcement accompanies a promise to disperse grants of up to $5,000 to help businesses and non-profit organizations with the costs of relaunching after COVID-19-triggered shutdowns, but few details are yet available.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial landlords decry blame shifting
REALPAC characterizes the landlord-tenant dynamic as a chain of economic stress, with many commercial landlords likewise suffering a drop in revenue and financially beholden to their lenders.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Sienna Senior Living introduces new safety measures
In the aftermath of the scathing report issued by the Canadian Armed Forces about the state Ontario long-term care, Sienna Living announced it will be increasing safety measures to protect resident and workers.
