COVID-19
REMI Network
SmartCentres offers free space for COVID-19 efforts
SmartCentres will be offering rent-free use of its space to help support governments and health care authorities during the COVID-19 emergency.
REMI Network
Construction industry urges best practices for safety
With construction recently deemed an essential service by the Ontario government, industry members are promoting best practices to optimize safety.
Canadian Property Management
Favoured lease horizons vary with economy
Commercial landlords may be looking differently at the mix of lease horizons in their buildings and across their portfolios than they did a few weeks ago.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rental market outlook: March 2020
A look at what's influencing Canada's rental market in March 2020 and how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact property managers in the near and long term.
Canadian Property Management
Property funds possess stabilizing mechanisms
REALPAC’s recent survey of 15 Canadian open-end real estate funds offers insight into when and why fund administrators would suspend the ability for investors to redeem their holdings.
Construction Business
Ontario groups call for jobsites to stay open
Four Ontario construction organizations have issued a joint statement calling for jobsites to be kept open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Construction Business
B.C. construction sites open but with restrictions
The B.C. provincial health officer has clarified that the mass gatherings order during the current COVID-19 pandemic does not apply to construction sites.
REMI Network
Realtors urged to consider open house alternatives
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board is asking its realtors to stop conducting in-person open houses for the time being and consider virtual alternatives.
Canadian Property Management
REALPAC steps up as COVID-19 cultural influencer
Fittingly, a currently posted update points to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plea for “cultural influencers” to get involved.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Fragrance lobby touts role in COVID-19 response
Advocates have appealed to U.S. government officials for exemptions from any mandated business closures, arguing that the industry provides important support for effective cleaning procedures.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Sienna Senior Living issues COVID-19 statement
With elderly citizens being most at risk of COVID-19 complications, Lois Cormack, President and CEO of Sienna Senior Living Inc. issued a statement regarding company-wide safety measures.
Canadian Property Management
HVACR technicians adhere to health protocol
A newly released message to consumers underscores the critical role the industry plays in the viability of indoor environments and in safeguarding food, medical supplies, data and other strategic services.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BC Housing enacts measures to protect vulnerable renters
As COVID-19 cases continue to soar, BC Housing has ordered a temporary moratorium on evictions of tenants in subsidized and affordable housing.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Temporary closure phase-down tips available
A North American facilities management association for retailers with multiple locations is marshalling resources to assist with a spate of store shutdowns.
REMI Network
Quebec retail tenants granted support
Ivanhoé Cambridge will be granting rent deferral to retail tenants in its Quebec shopping centres in order to relieve their financial burden.
Construction Business
BCCA creates COVID-19 virtual hotline
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the BC Construction Association (BCCA) is bolstering the resources its providing online with a “virtual hotline.”
Canadian Property Management
Energy demand load shifts to residential base
The energy demand load has shifted in sync with much of Ontario’s workforce from commercial to home offices, prompting calls for suspension of time-of-use pricing during the current COVID-19 related upheaval
