Office
REMI Network
Canadians prefer remote amid new in-office mandates
Just nine per cent of professional workers would prefer traveling to the office if asked to return full-time.
Canadian Property Management
Reality lags government downsizing ambitions
The Canadian government has made slow progress in downsizing its real estate portfolio and is carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in undue annual costs for sparsely occupied and obsolete office space.
REMI Network
Canadian Tire plans nex-gen HQ with major retrofit
Two office towers at the Canada Square property in midtown Toronto are set for redevelopment.
Canadian Property Management
Oxford takes full ownership of office portfolio
Oxford Properties Group has taken full ownership of seven office towers in Calgary and Vancouver that were previously held in 50-50 partnership with CPP Investments.
REMI Network
Archetype mixes multiple land use types
A mixed-use property in Vancouver will deliver more than 200 rental suites, offices and dedicated industrial space.
Canadian Property Management
Familiar market patterns transpire in Q1
Canada’s industrial availability rate crept slightly upwards during Q1 2025, while office vacancies continued to hover in the same general range they’ve occupied since mid-2023.
Canadian Property Management
Office leasing makes national gains in 2024
Office leasing activity ticked up by 2.6 million square feet across 10 major Canadian markets in 2024, marking the first year of national positive net absorption since 2019.
Canadian Property Management
SIOR central Canada honours 2024 top performers
Industrial leasing expertise enjoyed a large share of the limelight as the SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) central Canada chapter recognized top performers for 2024.
Canadian Property Management
New tax credits on CRE’s U.S. election wish list
New tax credits for investments in energy efficiency and office-to-residential conversions are on the wish list for commercial real estate ahead of the United States election.
REMI Network
District energy brings sustainable promise to Lakeview Village
A sustainable district energy system will soon transform the site of a former coal-burning power generating station into a green community.
Canadian Property Management
Slate Asset Management sheds office holdings
Slate Asset Management will sell its interest in an 11-building office portfolio located in midtown Toronto and Ottawa, in keeping with a sharpened focus on what it defines as “essential” real estate.
Canadian Property Management
New supply pads office and industrial inventory
More than 5.7 million square feet of office space and nearly 21 million square feet of industrial space have been newly delivered to the national market during the the first three quarters of 2024.
Canadian Property Management
Office-using sectors make space for AI expertise
Artificial intelligence (AI) underpins job growth and real estate demand in North America’s most active markets for tech employment, including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
Canadian Property Management
Office attendance patterns remain quirky
Colliers Canada's most recent quarterly tenant survey finds office occupiers generally have the same outlook on their space needs as they've reported for the past three years.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto considers office replacement pullback
Proposed new policy directions could open the way for a broader range of redevelopment projects in specified downtown Toronto districts and at the midtown Yonge & Eglinton node.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Hotel-inspired co-working redefines 302 Bay
At first glance, the lobby inside 302 Bay Street, soon to be the newest co-working space from iQ Offices, looks exactly like a high-end hotel or restaurant.
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.
