Retail
Canadian Property Management
B.C. zeroes in on chronic property offenders
British Columbia is taking a team approach in an effort to turn around offenders with multiple convictions for property crimes.
REMI Network
Saint-Laurent unveils plan for Québec’s first industrial TOD
Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough has unveiled two master plans that will reimagine the southern part of its territory.
REMI Network
First Capital portfolio on deck to be divvied
First Capital REIT’s board of trustees has endorsed a $9.4-billion deal that would see Choice Properties REIT and KingSett Capital divvy up the portfolio of open-air, grocery-anchored retail centres.
REMI Network
Ontario proposes ban on uniform charges
Ontario’s newly proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act would prohibit companies from charging employees for required uniforms.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cannabis retailing hours up for adjustment
The Ontario government is considering extending the permissible retailing hours for licensed cannabis stores to help them compete with the illicit market.
REMI Network
Mississauga unveils vision for downtown transformation
The redevelopment would transform the downtown core into a vibrant destination, adding new cultural and tourist venues, housing and office space.
Canadian Property Management
Coasts and prairie enjoy buoyant retail rents
Buoyant retail rents were most evident in Vancouver, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Halifax during the second half of 2025, while the rare downward trends were mostly confined to street-based, urban shopping districts.
Canadian Property Management
Unlicensed retailers subvert NS cannabis market
Nova Scotia’s newly launched crackdown on illicit cannabis sales comes after the discovery that unlicensed retailers outnumber regulated outlets by more than two-to-one.
Canadian Property Management
H&R shrinks retail holdings via pending sales
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust will offload most of its retail holdings and three office properties through$1.5-billion worth of pending sales to multiple unnamed buyers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Smart tech retrofits revitalize aging retail spaces
Aging retail buildings, once the backbone of bustling commercial districts, are now environmental and financial liabilities.
Canadian Property Management
Some ratepayers veiled in NB survey findings
There’s little clear insight into what New Brunswick's residential landlords and non-residential ratepayers think about the assessment and property tax system.
Canadian Property Management
Primaris REIT to acquire Montreal regional mall
A $565-million deal will see Primaris REIT acquire Promenades St-Bruno, in suburban Montreal, from Cadillac Fairview Corporation.
REMI Network
First condos break ground at Pickering City Centre
The progress was made possible through an innovative development charge deferral policy.
REMI Network
Cree corporation bids on vacant Hudson’s Bay building
The James Bay Eeyou Corporation and JHD Immobilier announced a $400-million bid to acquire the former Hudson's Bay building in downtown Montreal.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian retail rents steady thus far in 2025
Retail rents held steady in the first half of what’s been a tumultuous year for Canadian consumers, merchandisers and mall landlords.
Canadian Property Management
New owner for Hamilton’s Lime Ridge Mall
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to acquire the Lime Ridge Mall in Hamilton, Ontario, in a $416-million combined cash and equity deal with Cadillac Fairview.
Canadian Property Management
Crackdown on property controls clarified
New guidance from the Competition Bureau of Canada advises that reprieve could be given for exclusivity clauses in leases, but there will be little tolerance for restrictive covenants on land titles.
