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CPP Investments steps up data centre strategy

Canadian Property Management

CPP Investments steps up data centre strategy

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has committed to a USD $5.6 billion investment in hyperscale data facilities through a newly announced joint venture.
Carbon rebate set for December 2024 payout

Canadian Property Management

Carbon rebate set for December 2024 payout

A promised carbon rebate will be delivered to small and mid-sized Canadian businesses before year-end, provided they filed their 2023 tax return by July 15, 2024.
Candidates called for deep retrofit readiness

Canadian Property Management

Candidates called for deep retrofit readiness

BOMA Canada is inviting pre-registrations for its new support and incentive program, to be known as Enspire, funded through the Canadian government’s Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative.
Rogers Stadium

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Rogers Stadium to open at former Downsview Airport

Live Nation Canada has unveiled plans for a temporary outdoor concert venue on the former Downsview Airport site.
Nova Scotia RTA

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Nova Scotia extends rent cap, amends RTA

The Province of Nova Scotia has extended its five per cent rent cap to 2027, in addition to announcing other amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act.
NRCan opens new round of ISO 50001 incentives

Canadian Property Management

NRCan opens new round of ISO 50001 incentives

Up to $40,000 per commercial or institutional building, or $200,000 across a portfolio, is on offer to support adoption of the ISO 50001 standard for energy management systems.
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REMI Network

Canadians convey most desirable home types

Respondents from more affordable provinces showed a stronger preference for single-family homes.
Retrofit Accelerator

Construction Business

BC Retrofit Accelerator targets decarbonization

The Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) has launched the BC Retrofit Accelerator (BCRA), aimed at decarbonization.
Heather Lands

REMI Network

MST Nations launch attainable housing initiative at Heather Lands

About 2,600 condo units at the Heather Lands in Vancouver will be sold at 60 per cent market value.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Hines celebrates opening of luxury rental property in Calgary

Global real estate investment manager Hines has celebrated the completion of Two Park Central, a new luxury high-rise in Calgary's Beltline neighbourhood.
Ontario acts on washroom cleaning schedules

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Ontario acts on washroom cleaning schedules

Designated Ontario employers would be required to report the frequency of cleaning in staff washrooms under proposed new occupational health and safety legislation.
Crackdown on environmental claims queried

Canadian Property Management

Crackdown on environmental claims queried

A regulatory crackdown on unproven or misleading environmental claims is causing uncertainty for some businesses selling their products and services in the Canadian market.
industrial

REMI Network

Low-carbon industrial centre nears completion in Halifax

The Bayers Lake Industrial Centre is targeting the CAGBC's Zero Carbon Building Design Standard.
BOMA readies for deep retrofit incentive rollout

Canadian Property Management

BOMA readies for deep retrofit incentive rollout

BOMA Canada is seeking a program administrator ahead of a targeted January 2025 rollout of new incentives funded through the Canadian government’s deep retrofit challenge program.
mortgage cap

REMI Network

Canada raises insured mortgage cap, expands 30-year amortizations

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced key mortgage reforms to help first-time homebuyers.
Victoria BC Builds project

Canadian Apartment Magazine

150 new rental homes opening in Victoria, BC

Two new rental developments are coming to Victoria, bringing 150 units to market for families, seniors and individuals with low to moderate incomes.
Vaughan

REMI Network

New skills training centre coming to Vaughan

The Ontario government is investing more than $26 million to build a new skilled trades training centre in Vaughan, Ontario.