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B.C. says land registry is open and will increase transparency in housing market
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has launched a new land registry that it says will help combat money laundering and make the real estate market more transparent.Beginning Monday, any corporation, trustee or partnership that buys land in…
Half of Ontario hospitals in poor state of repair; accountability office says
TORONTO – Almost half of Ontario's hospitals are in poor repair, a situation far worse than for the provinces roads, bridges and other infrastructure, the Financial Accountability Office reported on Thursday.In all, the report estimates…
Government plans foreign buyers tax in bid to create affordable housing
TORONTO – The Liberal government says it will take steps over the next year to tax foreign homeowners who live outside of Canada as part of a plan to lower housing prices.It's an idea that has been growing in popularity over the last…
Empty units in Toronto community housing have ‘steadily increased’ during COVID 19,…
TORONTO STARThe number of empty units in Toronto community housing has ''steadily increased'' in the last few months, despite efforts to fill those vacancies rapidly with people living in city shelters.While the agency reached a…
Ontario Association of Architects Joins Workforce 2030
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), along with 14 other design and construction stakeholders, has signed the declaration to join Workforce 2030, a new coalition led by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).This broad, …
What Canada’s top CEOs think about remote work
CEOs have diverse opinions about the effectiveness of remote work.
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Jean-Nicolas Reyt, McGill UniversityWhen the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, millions of Canadians switched from working in a central…
Hill & Dale
Studio JCI recently completed a 75,000-square-foot mixed-use development at the corner of Yonge and Roxborough Street in Toronto’s Rosedale neighbourhood.The Hill & Dale project accommodates retail, offices and residences,…
New report benchmarks where provinces rank on the energy efficiency policies
The federal government introduced Bill C-12: An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050.Prior to the federal government’s announcement, Carleton…
UBC report calls for better housing policies in a post-COVID world
Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) school of community and regional planning released a new report that reveals COVID-19 proved that governments can respond quickly to improve housing during a health crisis.
The…
Hariri Pontarini Architects wins bid to design new stand-alone Art Gallery of York University
The Art Gallery of York University’s (AGYU) new, stand-alone art gallery, will be designed and constructed by winning architectural firm Hariri Pontarini Architects. Hariri Pontarini Architects (HPA) was one of three shortlisted firms…