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Canadian Property Management
Deferrals should address GST/HST remittances
Tax specialists are reminding commercial landlords that rent deferrals could have flow-through implications for required GST/HST remittances to the Canada Revenue Agency.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 ripples through to commercial leasing
Landlords and tenants are continuing to move lease transactions forward in anticipation of a return to business as usual in the near future.
Canadian Property Management
New Brunswick property tax relief set for 2021
Commercial ratepayers will see a phased 15 per cent cut in the property tax rate, in step with previously promised tax reductions for residential landlords.
Canadian Property Management
Strong office rent growth foreseen for Toronto
That follows double-digit increases last year when Toronto was dubbed one of the "stand out performers" among major global cities, along with Boston and San Francisco.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto development nabs Google headquarters
The newly inked deal with developer, Carttera, will see the digital technology giant consolidate its current offices in the Greater Toronto Area into 400,000 square feet in the city's St. Lawrence neighbourhood next year.
Canadian Property Management
Turnaround tales of value-add assets
Prominent Canadian asset managers recently recounted their experiences in repositioning underperforming properties, offering insight on turnaround logistics and the role value-add assets play in investment strategies.
REMI Network
Remote working a growing perk in Canadian offices
Less than half of companies in Canada provide work-from-anywhere options for their employees, according to a new survey .
Canadian Property Management
2020 prospects judged upbeat, but uneven
Canada's major office and industrial markets present a more uneven picture to brokers and analysts in this country than their contemporaries in the United States see when contemplating 2020 prospects south of the border.
REMI Network
Great Gulf Group appoints new CEO
Great Gulf has appointed Ilias Konstantopoulos as the new CEO, succeeding Jerry Patava who will now chair the Great Gulf Strategic Advisory Board.
Canadian Property Management
Steady office and industrial momentum foreseen
Analysts foresee relatively static office vacancy and rental rates over the coming year, while industrial market dynamics are expected to be similarly consistent and optimistic.
Canadian Property Management
Long-awaited revival of Yonge Sheppard Centre
A scurry of people is criss-crossing paths in the newly renovated Yonge Sheppard Centre in North Toronto.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Fire extinguishers too often a workplace enigma
Employees should be familiar with the location and use of fire extinguishers. Equally important, they should know when to abandon extinguishing efforts.
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield’s green preferred units “on trend”
Brookfield Property Partners is targeting USD $250 million to invest in green certified buildings and upgrades through the issuance of 10 million perpetual green preferred units.
Canadian Property Management
Allied and Westbank announce plans for 720 Beatty Street
Westbank will manage the property on completion.
Canadian Property Management
Halifax office vacancy dips for second year in a row
This drop came despite an uptick in the vacancy rate in the downtown Central Business District (CBD), which saw a modest increase.
Canadian Property Management
Offbeat locales hold co-working space bargains
Despite shared status for the lowest office vacancy rate in North America, co-working space in Toronto and Vancouver appears generally more affordable than in major markets in the United States.
Canadian Property Management
Energy exposure fuels Calgary office woes
Energy firms drove Calgary office leasing deals in the first quarter of 2019, but in a way that had few landlords celebrating. The largest transactions involved companies relocating and downsizing into smaller spaces.
