Ontario
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New Fanshawe College campus opens in London
A new state-of-the-art academic facility designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects at Fanshawe College in downtown London, Ont. has officially opened.
Canadian Property Management
REALPAC calls for smoothing of tax inequities
An illogical quirk in the apportionment of business education tax continues to undermine competitiveness for some of Ontario's major cities, advocates for the commercial real estate sector maintain.
CondoBusiness
Revisit inclusionary zoning reg: REALPAC to province
REALPAC is calling on the new administration at Queen's Park to revisit Ontario's inclusionary zoning regulation.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario utilities to stop collecting carbon tax
The Ontario Energy Board must provide direction before the levy can be removed from natural gas bills.
CondoBusiness
Can developers enter section 98 agreements?
The Condominium Act does not prohibit a developer from entering into a section 98 agreement with the condo while it still owns the units.
CondoBusiness
Can boards curb uses of exclusive parking spaces?
Can condo corporations enforce parking rules in spaces that are not owned by the unit owner, but of which they have exclusive use?
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Environmental surfaces can be infection gateway
Recently released guidelines from Ontario's Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee address the cleaning and disinfecting challenges that housekeeping staff continue to face in healthcare facilities.
Canadian Property Management
Energy efficiency messaging reset in Ontario
Energy efficiency advocates are working to enlist broader support and leverage existing influential backers at a time when government commitment is becoming more uneven across North American jurisdictions.
CondoBusiness
Navigating a new process for requesting records
As of Nov. 1, 2017, there is a new process under the Condominium Act, as amended, for making and responding to records requests in condo corporations.
REMI Network
Winners of 2017 Ontario Green Health Care Awards announced
The winners of the 2017 Ontario Green Health Care Awards were announced on Tuesday. Award recipients were determined by selecting the top performing facilities from
Canadian Property Management
Costs of dismantling cap and trade queried
Several prominent business leaders and professionals are expressing disappointment, and projecting billions of dollars in direct losses and forgone economic development.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario qualifies previously approved EVC grants
Approved applicants who have already acted on the former government's promise will be in position to collect the rebate. Those who did not purchase equipment or sign a contract to authorize investment prior to July 4 will receive no funds.
CondoBusiness
Recreational cannabis use to become legal this fall
Is it time for condo boards and property managers to brace for reefer madness? It may depend on which condo lawyer they ask.
CondoBusiness
Don’t widen municipal land transfer tax: OREA, TREB
Last week, OREA and TREB jointly called on MPP candidates vying for seats in the York Region to reject requests to expand the municipal land transfer tax.
CondoBusiness
GTA home sales drop 22.2 per cent in May
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) saw 7,834 home sales in May 2018, a decline of 22.2 per cent year-over-year, reports the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB).
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario approves five community benefits projects
Ontario has approved five community benefits projects, which will help support local communities during the development of major new public infrastructure.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon pricing hailed as a boost to retrofits
Dismantling Ontario's cap-and-trade system would be a setback for the commercial real estate sector and the many trades and professions it employs, one of its prominent industry organizations maintains.
