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REMI Network
New minister picks up condo file in cabinet shuffle
There’s a new point person on the condo file in Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government after a cabinet shuffle yesterday.
CondoBusiness
Continuing education prescribed for condo managers
Some condo managers who want to renew their licences next year will have to pass a test to prove they are current on Ontario’s condo laws.
Canadian Property Management
Feds foil carbon pollution amnesty efforts
Surcharges will apply to 22 different fuel types, but most consumer expenditure is expected to go to gasoline and natural gas price add-ons.
CondoBusiness
Cannabis legalization calls for drug policies
How can companies adapt to the monumental change of cannabis legalization? The short answer is to implement a drug policy.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
OAA kicks off SHIFT Architecture Challenge
The SHIFT Architecture Challenge is a new program launched to highlight the distinct contribution architects bring to addressing key societal issues.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Medical cannabis a prescription for uncertainty
Rental housing industry advocates have been urging the Canadian government to review and modify rules governing the cultivation of plants for personal medical use.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Formica Canada launches design competition
Formica Canada is launching a new design competition for Ontario design and architecture students to create a booth design featuring new Formica products.
CondoBusiness
Fate of outstanding condo law reforms unknown
The fate of some of the recent changes Ontario’s condo laws remains unknown after the change in provincial government three months ago.
Canadian Property Management
CDM mandate survives Green Energy Repeal Act
Selected provisions enabling some of Ontario's key energy and water conservation programs will be transferred to the Electricity Act.
CondoBusiness
Great Gulf named Ontario Home Builder of the Year
Great Gulf took home top honours at the Ontario Home Builders’ Association’s (OHBA) Awards of Distinction this year.
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.
