COVID-19
REMI Network
Toronto urges new health, safety policies for residential buildings
The City of Toronto is asking landlords and condo boards to follow specific health and safety guidelines in residential buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
FRPO issues advice to renters on behalf of Ontario landlords
With April 1st fast-approaching and financial constraints tightening for many Canadians due to COVID-19, FRPO issued a statement offering advice to renters facing hardship.
Canadian Property Management
Multifamily and retail stability on priority list
Some of Canada’s most prominent commercial real estate players are tackling the challenge of COVID-19, asset class by asset class.
REMI Network
Tarion issues new advisory to condo corporations
Tarion has issued a new advisory on mandated deadlines related to the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act.
Construction Business
Technology helps contractors work remotely
Many construction businesses are turning to technology to assist with daily operations such as video conference calls during the COVID-19 crisis.
Canadian Property Management
Community mall operator unveils CRU relief plan
Small tenants in 12 of North American Development Group’s community shopping centres may be eligible to defer rent obligations for up to two months.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Help for landlords facing revenue loss
Apartment owners aren’t just fearing heightened exposure to COVID-19, but the potential onslaught of rent defaults by tenants unable to pay.
Canadian Property Management
Hotels brace for steeply sliding RevPAR in Q2
Already, it’s projected that the COVID-19 hit on hotels will be more severe than the combined losses following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and 2008 economic crisis.
Construction Business
GPS tech can help businesses stay efficient
The COVID-19 pandemic is driving techn solutions like GPS tracking to help keep construction jobsites safe and efficient.
Canadian Property Management
ON/AB: education property tax relief introduced
Alberta and Ontario are offering ratepayers temporary relief from the education portion of property tax bills.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Will coronavirus change the future workplace?
Many companies have been forced to rethink the traditional workplace structure, as physical office space quickly morphs into a work-from-home situation.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario long-term care sector receives funding
The Ontario government has announced $3.3 billion in new funding toward the health care sector, including critically needed funds for Ontario long-term care providers.
Canadian Property Management
Smart buildings harnessed for pandemic response
While climate change may have slipped somewhat from people’s consciousness and priorities right now, it’s noteworthy that the pandemic and climate crises are both problems of exponential growth against a limited capacity to cope.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Six ways to help remote workers thrive
Many employees are not accustomed to being remote workers and might find the lack of traditional office space challenging.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quebec regions most impacted by COVID-19
With Quebec currently Canada’s hardest hit province accounting for more than 1,300 cases of COVID-19 as of March 25th, some regions have been notably affected.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
ON/QC: access to key building services assured
Building owners, managers and occupants can be assured that life-safety systems, telecommunications, elevators and HVAC can be maintained and repaired as necessary, and that janitorial and security staff are permitted on-site.
CondoBusiness
Ontario adopts flat electricity rate
With the government's request for people to stay home as much as possible, many residential customers had been racking up inescapable higher costs of consuming electricity during the daytime hours.
