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Ontario ICI Investment Increases for Eighth Consecutive Month while Construction Employment Grows…

Building Jul 21, 2021

Statistics Canada released the latest Investment in Building Construction data, showing that in May, investment in ICI construction in Ontario surpassed $2 billion in a single month for the first time in nearly a year (since June 2020). ICI…

Construction

Ontario’s ICI Permit Values Fall to Lowest Point in 2021: OCS

Building Jul 6, 2021

Last week, Statistics Canada released building permit data for May 2021. Ontario’s monthly ICI (industrial, commercial, institutional) permit value total was the lowest since December 2020. Institutional permit values were down slightly…

Building

+VG: Ontario’s unofficial municipal architect

David Lasker Sep 8, 2020

When Ventin Group Architects Ltd. (+VG) managing partner Paul Sapounzi was appointed to the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada this past May, the firm’s press release described him as “Ontario’s municipal…

Building Design

Investing in modern surveillance for retail buildings of tomorrow

Rick Snook Jul 20, 2020

Over the last few months, retail has experienced a wide range of shifts and has been forced to evolve. As more people crave social interaction and the physical store experience slowly opens to the public, some are venturing out to buy…

Real Estate

A return from COVID-19 will mean new technology and practices

Jeffrey W. Lem and Megan Lem May 26, 2020

A friend just sent us photos of her eating at a dine-in restaurant in Vancouver. The server was wearing a mask and the tables were noticeably distant from one another, but it was dining-in at a white table cloth restaurant! This COVID-19…

Real Estate

Commercial Landlords, Tenants and the Canada Emergency Rent Assistance Program: an update

Daoust Vukovich LLP May 20, 2020

In April, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the Canadian Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program, a joint venture between the federal and provincial governments with the aim of assisting commercial landlords and tenants…

Real Estate

Capital Gains

Michael Swan Apr 14, 2020

In the last five years, Ottawa has experienced a technology industry boom that has reinforced the city as a business hub, with more tech companies coming to Canada’s capital every year. Having modern IT and a strong digital infrastructure…

Construction

Bird Construction Marks 100 Year Legacy

Building Apr 13, 2020

Bird Construction Inc. marked its centenary year of building Canadian commercial, institutional, retail, multi-tenant residential, and industrial projects since March 29, 1920.Hubert John Bird founded the company in Moose Jaw,…

Construction

CIBC celebrates milestone as final phase of construction underway at CIBC SQUARE’s 81 Bay…

Building Jan 10, 2020

Representatives from CIBC, EllisDon, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines raised a ceremonial last steel beam at 81 Bay Street on January 8th. The event marks the final phase of construction for the first of two office buildings that will become…

Sustainability

LEED v4 Reaches New Milestone with 1,000 Canadian Projects

Building Dec 24, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and Green Building Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI CA) are celebrating a new milestone as Canadian LEED v4 project registrations surpass the 1,000 mark.LEED is the most widely-used green…

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