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Ontario ponders graduate studies at colleges

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Ontario ponders graduate studies at colleges

The Ontario government is considering taking applied technical studies to another level by offering master's degree programs through the provincial community college system.
OEB in doghouse for cost recovery ruling

Canadian Property Management

OEB in doghouse for cost recovery ruling

The Ontario government plans to establish its authority to designate critical gas transmission projects and reaffirm the existing cost recovery model for connecting natural gas service to new residential development.
Ontario instructs LDCs on EV charging grid connections

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Ontario instructs LDCs on EV grid connections

New standardized protocol for connecting electric vehicle charging facilities to the power grid will introduce an optional free preliminary consultation for commercial/multifamily landlords and condo corporations.
Province push ahead on mass timber construction

Construction Business

Provinces push ahead on mass timber construction

British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have jointly developed proposed code changes that would allow for taller mass timber buildings and more types of occupancy.
Mix of challenges thwart convention business

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Mix of challenges thwart convention business

Ontario's Auditor General points to challenges with travel logistics, facility space and inadequate surrounding amenities at provincially operated convention centres in Toronto and Ottawa.
Kingston, Ontario

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Harrison Street acquires two Kingston student housing assets

Chicago-based Harrison Street announced it has acquired two new student housing buildings in the tight rental market of Kingston, Ontario.
IESO on standby to address municipal councils

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IESO on standby to address municipal councils

Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator is now on standby to address municipal councils deliberating proposals for new or expanded generating facilities.
Ontario to wrest realty functions from agencies

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Ontario to wrest realty functions from agencies

The Ontario government is moving to wrest realty functions from 10 provincial agencies, including the administrator of the health care system, the manager of Algonquin park, major museums and convention centres.
New option proposed for Ontario's ICI program

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New option proposed for Ontario’s ICI program

Large electricity customers in Ontario could have a new option for reducing the peak demand factors that determine their share of the bucket of electricity system costs known as the global adjustment.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario removes HST on purpose-built rental housing

The Ontario government announced it is taking steps to remove the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on qualifying new purpose-built rental projects.
Heritage designations to pale in worship spaces

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Heritage designations to pale in worship space

Heritage designations could pose fewer complications for religious and Indigenous organizations in Ontario when they undertake repairs and alternations in places of worship and spiritual practices.
EV charger installations subsidized outside big Ontario cities

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EV charger funds directed outside big cities

Subsidies are now on offer for EV charger installations on publicly accessible sites in small to mid-sized Ontario communities with populations no greater than 170,000.
Ontario set to tweak excess soil regulations

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Ontario set to tweak excess soil regulations

Proposed amendments to Ontario’s excess soil regulations would allow salt-contaminated fill on a wider range of sites and simplify landscape projects on industrial properties.
Infrastructure frailties imbue on-reserve risks

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Infrastructure frailties imbue on-reserve risks

Ontario's recently released climate risk assessment concludes on-reserve buildings, utilities, storm water management, transportation links and communications networks are already highly vulnerable.
student debt

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Student debt quashing home buying dreams in Ontario

OREA has proposed several recommendations to help address the housing affordability crisis that young graduates are facing.
Ontario's targeted incentives fund LEDs and VFDs

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Ontario’s targeted incentives fund LEDs and VFDs

Commercial, multi-residential and institutional electricity customers in Ottawa and select areas of Toronto are eligible for targeted incentives through Ontario’s BizEnergySaver program.
Ontario keeps clinging to 2016 market values

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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.