COVID-19
Design Quarterly
CannonDesign creates COVID 19 testing booth
CannonDesign architect Albert Rhee has created a modular walk-in COVID 19 testing booth that is slated for public use. Rhee is a healthcare architect.
Construction Business
CUI launches COVID-19 learning platforms
The Canadian Urban Institute has released two new platforms online to support quick learning and adaptation during COVID-19.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA launches online course in response to COVID-19
Worldwide cleaning industry association ISSA has launched a new online course to help cleaners combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual seminar, by the Global Biorisk
Canadian Property Management
Convenience retail channel steps up to crisis
A vast network of small and mid-sized businesses support the continued functioning of daily life in Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cleaning schools in the age of COVID-19
Schools have the duty to prevent and control infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic makes the process of cleaning schools even more imperative.
REMI Network
Coronavirus will accelerate CRE trends
The coronavirus outbreak will accelerate trends that had been forming in commercial real estate (CRE) and cause dramatic changes in the industry.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BC launches Temporary Rental Supplement program
The BC Government announced plans for a new Temporary Rental Supplement (TRS) of up to $500 a month for qualifying renters paid directly to landlords.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Code rigour relaxed for ad hoc health care space
The NFPA guidance on alternative compliance options was developed to address four scenarios that have been rapidly arising in the United States.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental management services now more limited
On April 3rd, Ontario reduced the businesses it deems essential, meaning that more rental management services were ordered to close their doors by midnight, April 4th.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Individual actions drive digital Earth Day 2020
This year’s 50th anniversary event is already in progress, in homes and online, as organizers launched 22 days of daily challenges for promoting climate change resilience on April 1.
REMI Network
Ontario scaling back residential construction
Ontario announced updates to its essential services list, stating that most residential construction in the province will be paused for now.
Construction Business
Ontario steps up COVID measures on jobsites
The Ontario government is stepping up measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 on construction sites. The update provides further guidance for employers.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quebec landlords to be queried on financial stress
Quebec's largest rental housing association has released a flurry of messages to frame issues around rent payment for the public, the Quebec government and landlords themselves.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canadian hotel industry draws troubleshooters
Real estate, legal and financial services providers have come together to offer support and work their networks on the hotel sector's behalf during the COVID-19 crisis.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
CCOHS offers free workplace resources during COVID-19
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is making a number of relevant courses and publications available for free to help workplaces protect
Design Quarterly
AIBC keeps architects informed during COVID-19
AIBC has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, and set up a new webpage to provide updates and information to members.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Remote video inspections abet social distancing
The technology does not replace the human element of inspections, but it does allow for parties to the inspection to be separate from each other.
