Risk Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Self-isolation centres get funding injection
The initiative ties in with Ontario’s high-priority community strategy, which earmarks designated neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area and Ottawa for a targeted intensified response to COVID-19.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Sluggish radon testing decried in New Brunswick
At the current pace, New Brunswick Auditor General Kim Adair-MacPherson calculates it will take nearly 23 years to complete radon testing in the provincial public housing portfolio.
Canadian Property Management
Climate risk infuses investment agendas
Canadian commercial real estate assets are comparatively less exposed to the dire physical threats that extreme weather poses or has already served up in other global regions.
REMI Network
Auditing a condo’s pandemic response
In the thick of a second wave, industry members are more aware of the foresight required of them, prompting recent questions about pandemic response.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Providing cleanliness and confidence in the workplace
It’s more crucial than ever for organizations to provide clean, safe, and healthy environments for those returning to the workplace amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Property Management
Fire code updates demand steady upkeep
Although they increasingly rely on professional service providers to keep up with the complexities of compliance, owners/managers ultimately carry the responsibility for life safety and bear the brunt of enforcement.
CondoBusiness
Inside one condo board’s COVID-19 response
In February, before the WHO declared a global pandemic, talk among the condo board at Palace Pier was of various news reports piling in.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 related investment unveiled
The commercial real estate, facilities management and construction/retrofit sectors appear poised to capture a share of the spending announced in the Canadian government’s fall economic statement.
Canadian Property Management
GRESB adjusts 2020 path to the stars
More than 50 per cent of participating Canadian portfolios were grouped in the top two brackets of results, with 11 earning 5-star status and six attaining a 4-star rating.
Canadian Property Management
TCFD appears embedded in accountability Act
Newly tabled federal legislation would commit the Canadian government to set five-year targets and report progress in reaching the stated goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
REMI Network
Asia-Pacific provides climate for insurtech
Smart technology and climate volatility underpin emergent property insurance products and the growing demand for them in the Asia-Pacific region.
CondoBusiness
New tax credit may apply on common area upgrades
The one-time tax credit applies on eligible capital improvements made in 2021 to safeguard seniors and enable mobility and independence within their current principal residence.
Canadian Property Management
New subsidy tagged for fixed property expenses
Qualifying commercial tenants and businesses operating in owned premises will be eligible for direct subsidies of up to 65 per cent of their fixed property expenses through the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
FireSmart measures begin with maintenance
About 11 million people currently reside in Canada's wildland-urban interface areas, enjoying the benefits of proximity to forests and other natural features, but perhaps overlooking the perils.
CondoBusiness
A condo tax refresher
Although condo corporations in Canada are non-profit, there are still tax implications and annual filings that are often overlooked.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public transit wariness makes the core edgy
Commuters’ willingness to jump on the bus, light-rail car or subway is expected to be a driving factor in repopulating office space in some major North American markets, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
ASHRAE points prescriptive way on legionellosis
ASHRAE has produced supplemental guidance to help facilities managers and building operators with the practical steps of implementing legionellosis prevention measures.
