Ontario
CondoBusiness
Ontario passes Smart Growth legislation
On Dec. 3, the Ontario government passed legislation that intends to give the province’s residents more say in how the land in their communities will
CondoBusiness
Bill 106 passes third reading at Queen’s Park
Today the Ontario legislature passed Bill 106, the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, in its third and final reading.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public to help create accessibility certification
Ontario is asking the public to help develop The Path to 2025: Ontario’s Accessibility Action Plan, a voluntary third-party accessibility certification program to recognize businesses
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to invest $498-mil in schools, child care
Ontario is investing $498 million to build new schools, renovate existing schools and build new child care spaces to give families more options for licensed child
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to invest in London mental health centre
Ontario is investing $1.2 million in the construction of a new mental health crisis centre in London to help adults dealing with mental health or
CondoBusiness
Advisor to review protection for new home buyers
Ontario has recently announced the appointment of the Honourable J. Douglas Cunningham, QC as a special advisor to review protections for buyers of new homes
CondoBusiness
ACMO celebrates achievements in condo industry
On Oct. 23, the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) held its Annual Awards Luncheon to recognize outstanding achievement and professionalism in Ontario’s condominium
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New Humber River Hospital to open this month
Following an investment of up to $2.13 billion by the Government of Ontario, Humber River Hospital, the first fully digital hospital in North America, is
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Province selects vendor of record for task seating
ergoCentric Seating Systems has been selected by the Province of Ontario as its sole vendor of record (VOR) for task seating for the next three years.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Provinces pursue common regs for carbon offsets
Premiers Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard also announced plans to promote their teamwork at UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this December
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New and improved school facilities opening soon
Ontario students will soon benefit from 21 new schools, as well as school additions and renovations at nine facilities, opening over the next few months.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to support health infrastructure renewal
Ontario has committed $125 million to renewing critical infrastructure at 128 hospitals across the province.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Construction completed on new Oakville hospital
Interior and exterior construction on Halton Healthcare’s new Oakville hospital has reached completion.
CondoBusiness
The legalities of live-in caregivers in condos
The issue of whether live-in caregivers breach single-family dwelling provisions arose for the first time in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.
CondoBusiness
Kids in condos and noise complaints
The recent news report of a B.C. family moving to escape an ongoing fee issued by its strata council due to noise complaints has implications for Ontario.
CondoBusiness
Ontario allows e-signatures on real estate docs
Effective July 1, 2015, electronic signatures are legally equivalent to signatures on paper documents in Ontario real estate transactions.
CondoBusiness
CCI celebrates proposed condo law reforms
The Ontario Caucus of the Canadian Condominium Institute, or CCI, recently welcomed the provincial government’s proposed Protecting Condominium Owners Act.
