Ontario
CondoBusiness
Consumer protection on Ontario’s condo agenda
The Ontario government reiterates its awareness that “more than one million Ontarians call a condominium community home” as it launches one public consultation and promises another.
CondoBusiness
Mortgage practices up for review in Ontario
Consumer protection, professional conduct and administrative processes are focus areas of Ontario's in-progress review of the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act.
Canadian Property Management
IESO seeks Indigenous energy project proponents
The application window is now open for Indigenous communities and organizations undertaking energy planning, infrastructure development and ongoing energy management projects.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Clean washrooms tapped to be employers’ duty
Proposed amendments to Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act would make employers responsible for the cleaning regimen in workplace washrooms.
Construction Business
Ontario proposes new site rules to support women
The Ontario government is introducing new site rules to ensure clean washrooms and available menstrual products for women.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
An X-Ray Before You Operate: Revolutionizing Parking Lot Paving
Introducing the World’s Most Innovative Solution to Pavement Deficiencies and Land Surveying They say that first impressions last a lifetime; this is still the case
CondoBusiness
Introducing the World’s Most Innovative Solution to Pavement Deficiencies and Land Surveying
An X-Ray Before You Operate: Revolutionizing Parking Lot Paving They say that first impressions last a lifetime; this is still the case when it comes
Canadian Property Management
Duty to consult merged into pipeline fast track
The Ontario government is considering how to integrate its duty to consult with Indigenous peoples into regulations to fast-track approvals of specified natural gas pipelines.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New heights for Ontario mass timber construction
A promised amendment to Ontario's building code will allow for mass timber buildings of up to 18 storeys, an increase above the current 12-storey threshold..
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario promises funds for facilities investment
The 2024 Ontario budget commits $200 million over three years for sport and recreation infrastructure and $620 million over 10 years for repairs and upgrades in health care facilities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Potential property tax relief looks uneven
A potential incentive for new purpose-built rental housing in Ontario comes with adverse implications for existing multifamily properties, thanks to the mathematics of property tax allocation.
Canadian Property Management
Constraints on cannabis retailers could loosen
A proposed tweak to the rules governing store configurations could make Ontario’s enclosed shopping malls more welcoming for cannabis retailers.
REMI Network
Ontario ponders graduate studies at colleges
The Ontario government is considering taking applied technical studies to another level by offering master's degree programs through the provincial community college system.
Canadian Property Management
OEB in doghouse for cost recovery ruling
The Ontario government plans to establish its authority to designate critical gas transmission projects and reaffirm the existing cost recovery model for connecting natural gas service to new residential development.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario instructs LDCs on EV grid connections
New standardized protocol for connecting electric vehicle charging facilities to the power grid will introduce an optional free preliminary consultation for commercial/multifamily landlords and condo corporations.
Construction Business
Provinces push ahead on mass timber construction
British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have jointly developed proposed code changes that would allow for taller mass timber buildings and more types of occupancy.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mix of challenges thwart convention business
Ontario's Auditor General points to challenges with travel logistics, facility space and inadequate surrounding amenities at provincially operated convention centres in Toronto and Ottawa.
