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Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option

Canadian Property Management

Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option

The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.
Immersive studio conjures decarbonization

Canadian Property Management

Immersive studio conjures decarbonization

BOMA Canada is sponsoring space that harnesses virtual reality simulations, digital twins and 3D case studies to help learners visualize and get a hands-on feel for integrated, cleantech applications and systems.
Prized office tenant steps up green demands

Canadian Property Management

Prized office tenant steps up green demands

Ottawa landlords are contemplating a list of new expectations from a prized office tenant following recently announced updates to the federal government’s green operations strategy.
Ontario keeps clinging to 2016 market values

Canadian Property Management

Ontario keeps clinging to 2016 market values

The recent regulation to postpone Ontario's property reassessment for another year stretches the assessment cycle to double its originally intended time span.
Ottawa commercial landlords bid welcome

Canadian Property Management

Ottawa commercial landlords bid welcome

Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, confirms that public service employees will be expected to spend 40 to 60 per cent of their working hours in a formal office setting.
Pandemic paperwork piles up with new vaccination attestation protocols

Canadian Property Management

Pandemic paperwork piles up with new protocols

Pandemic paperwork is becoming more voluminous for commercial landlords as a growing list of influential tenants ask for proof that building personnel have two valid COVID-19 vaccinations.

Construction Business

LaBranche legacy entrenched in BOMA BC

Wrapping up a 25 year tenure with the Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia, soon-to-retire president, Paul LaBranche, characteristically looks through the lens of his organization's strategic plan to assess what he has accomplished.

Canadian Property Management

Ontario revises property assessment schedule

The launch of a new four-year cycle in 2017 spurred a wave of assessment appeals as property owners reacted to often dramatic increases in value over the previous assessment.