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Canadian Facility Management & Design
Toronto school operators eager to get building
Toronto Council’s school board advisory committee is asking why it’s taking 33 months, on average, to secure planning approvals for renovation, expansion and redevelopment projects on school sites.
REMI Network
Canadian housing coalition response plan to tariffs
A coalition of leading Canadian housing organizations has come together to propose a policy plan in response to the trade war.
REMI Network
U.S. tariffs will reduce growth in every province, analysis finds
New research examines the pain of U.S. tariffs and emphasizes the need for more east-west/west-east trade.
REMI Network
AI project targets waste management at Montréal event centre
Palais des congrès de Montréal is collaborating with Polytechnique Montréal to integrate the system into its event operations.
REMI Network
Saskatchewan advances disposal of derelict buildings
Rural Saskatchewan is teeming with abandoned municipal-owned structures.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average asking rents declined in February
The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada fell to $2,088 in February, marking a 4.8 per cent annual decline.
REMI Network
Affordable housing plans for Quebec penitentiary site
The federal government is transferring the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Penitentiary property in Laval, Quebec, to Canada Lands Company.
Canadian Property Management
Parking tax to jump 5% in Greater Vancouver
British Columbia's new released 2025 budget includes increases to the TransLink parking tax and the provincial vacant unit tax.
Canadian Property Management
Deadline for B.C.’s retrofit tax credit extended
Commercial and multifamily landlords in British Columbia will have an extra year to complete upgrades that qualify for the provincial clean buildings tax credit.
Construction Business
Vancouver developer Peter Wall passes away
Peter Wall, a well known Vancouver developer with Wall Financial Corporation, has passed away.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s AHIF portal open for proposals
The AHIF is a $580-million program intended for housing projects that showcase new funding models and innovative building techniques.
Canadian Property Management
Urban network ready to track tariff impacts
The Canadian Urban Institute has begun to collect data to monitor how the Canada-U.S. trade conflict is affecting local and regional economies.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Housing starts expected to slow in Canada
A slowing economy invariably means slowing housing starts, which CHBA warns will have expansive repercussions on housing supply.
Construction Business
B.C. budget slammed by construction leaders
B.C. construction leaders are slamming the B.C. Budget, calling it out of touch, out of date and insufficient.
REMI Network
Tariffs expected to hike prices on new homes
Builders are warning that newly imposed tariffs will lead to more expensive building materials and raise prices on new homes.
Construction Business
CCA: Trump’s tariffs short-sighted and damaging
President Donald Trump has made the short-sighted decision to implement tariffs, plunging Canada and the U.S. into an unnecessary, irresponsible trade war.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. REIT to acquire Amica Senior Lifestyles
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has agreed to sell the portfolio of 38 high-end seniors residences to Wellltower Inc. for CAD $4.6 billion.
