Ontario is investing a total of $1.4 billion in 2017-18 to improve school buildings by repairing and upgrading elements such as roofs, flooring and plumbing systems.

Ontario is investing $127 million in the construction of a York University campus in Markham, which will be the first university campus in York Region.

CBRE Group, Inc. will be acquiring Caledon, a Toronto-based investment management business.

International investors are predominantly paying cash for commercial acquisitions in mid-sized and smaller U.S. markets.

Construction on hundreds of infrastructure projects across Ontario will get underway this summer, including hospitals, schools, transit projects and roads.

The governments of Canada and Quebec are providing joint funding to transform a municipal building in the Municipality of Morin-Heights into a community centre.

Ontario plans to invest an additional $9 billion to support the construction of new and upgraded hospital infrastructure across the province.

Legrand, North America's investments in its Building Control Systems division include new facilities in San Jose, Carlsbad, Pleasant Grove and Orem.

The federal and Yukon governments are investing a total of $3.06 million in renewing the infrastructure at Yukon College.

The federal and Ontario governments are working together to fund a rebuild of the North York Women’s Shelter, which will receive $8.8 million in funding.

Multifamily cap rates in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa are generally lower than the national average, with Vancouver once again at the low end of the scale.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ontario’s college system, the province is investing $50 million in its 24 public colleges to improve students’ experience.

Sheridan College recently held the grand opening of its Hazel McCallion Campus expansion, a facility that will provide space for 3,200 additional students.

Nova Scotia is investing in the Special Olympics Canada 2018 Summer Games by contributing $1 million in a venue at St. Francis Xavier University.

The federal budget released last week allocates $300 million over 10 years to Canada’s cultural spaces fund.

The number of home sales in February 2017 increased 5.7 per cent year-over-year, climbing from 7,583 in February 2016 to 8,014 last month, says TREB.

Among identified trends, forecasters see pension funds and other institutional investors kicking off a construction boom. This responds to a growing demand for new purpose-built rental and the lack of existing institutional-grade product in the marketplace.