Ontario
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.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Time-of-use electricity rates spark debate
The Ontario NDP's proposed plan would focus efforts to manage peak demand more narrowly on the Industrial Conservation Initiative and voluntary residential programs enabled through smart grid technology.
Canadian Property Management
Peak demand report cards imminent in Ontario
It's the the end of a rookie season for many larger commercial electricity customers participating in Ontario's Industrial Conservation Initiative.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New postsecondary campus to rise in Halton Region
Ontario is investing $90 million in a new postsecondary campus in Milton, which is located on Ontario's Innovation SuperCorridor.
REMI Network
Revised condo forms incorporate feedback, new regs
The Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services says it has incorporated public feedback into recent changes to new mandatory condo forms.
REMI Network
Standards for elevator repair times one step closer
The Ontario government last week passed legislation aimed at addressing concerns about elevator availability in the province.
REMI Network
New fines for turning away canvassers take effect
Apartment landlords and condo corporations that turn away canvassers from multi-residential buildings during the election will risk fines under new rules.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario invests in Toronto vaccine manufacturing facility
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $70 million towards Sanofi Pasteur Limited’s $500-million vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto.
CondoBusiness
Ontario targeting high-risk workplace sectors in inspection blitzes
Ontario is conducting more than two dozen workplace inspection blitzes in 2018-2019 to ensure employers are meeting health, safety and employment standards.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario candidates overstate conservation costs
The upfront costs of Ontario's electricity conservation programs are lower than some candidates for provincial office are alleging.
CondoBusiness
Status certificates revisited in recent court ruling
A recent court decision sheds some more light on the effect of failing to disclose certain declaration violations in a status certificate.
CondoBusiness
A blind spot in new EV charging station rules?
The new rules that will steer the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at Ontario condo properties starting next week may have a blind spot.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario legislation ensures fair pay for government contractors
Ontario has introduced legislation to ensure that government contractors in building security, cleaning services and construction will be paid fair wages.
