Prominent commercial real estate players have joined influential Canadian voices calling on all levels of government to take a firm stance against hate, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

National averages aren’t revealed in the recently released 2023 global results, but Canada's high ranking among 75 participating countries was confirmed during an online discussion of trends underpinning the numbers.

Andrew Petrozzi has joined Newmark Group as the commercial real estate advisory firm's head of research in Canada.

Madeline Krieger, retail coordinator for Niagara Casinos, has been awarded BOMI Education Canada's Vyetta Sunderland Scholarship, supporting career advancement in property or facilities management.

The Canada Green Building Council is one of seven organizations to receive newly announced skills development funding, addressing labour demands tied to low-carbon economic drivers.

Six Canadian engineering students are among 40 recipients of ASHRAE scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. The Society has bestowed a total of USD $219,500 to post-secondary students in Canada, the U.S. and India.

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new $1 coin honouring Elsie MacGill, the country’s first woman professional engineer.

Allied Properties REIT has completed the $1.35-billion sale of its Toronto data centre portfolio to the Japanese telecommunications company, KDDI Corporation.

The Continental Automated Buildings Association will now be known as the Association for Smarter Homes and Buildings (ASHB), with a continued mandate to promote technologies for connectivity and efficient operations.

Oxford Properties has named two new C-suite appointees, including its first-ever Chief Investment Officer, and five new executive committee members.

An expanded list of industry associations has signed on for the 2023 global survey of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in commercial real estate, more than doubling the slate of sponsors from two years ago.

Toronto will be the host city for the Institute of Real Estate Management's 2023 Global Summit, which coincides with the organization's 90th anniversary this year.

Local councils and residents throughout Saskatchewan are urged to identify heritage properties within their communities leading up to the province’s 125th birthday in 2030.

Canadian buildings capture seven of the 15 BOMA International TOBY Awards for 2023, representing the culmination of a three-step process to identify the year’s top achievers.

In a tight race against former deputy mayor, Ana Bailão, Olivia Chow secured 37.2 per cent of votes to become Toronto’s new mayor.

Vancouver Centre II has been honoured with a Digie Award for the Most Intelligent Office Building.

World Refrigeration Day, marked annually on June 26, recognizes the contribution that refrigeration and air conditioning make to global productivity, health and safety.