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Nordstrom Inc. is closing all of its Canadian stores and cutting 2,500 jobs as it winds down operations in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteSince Nordstrom announced it was pulling out of Canada, there has been a…

Construction

Carpenters union announce employers reach tentative agreement in ICI sector

Building May 26, 2022

According to a new Carpenters Union release, the Carpenters District Council of Ontario have reached a Tentative Agreement in the ICI sector (Industrial Commercial Institutional) with various Employer Bargaining Agencies in the province of…

Construction

ICI Carpenters announce province wide strike

Building May 6, 2022

Carpenter’s District Council of Ontario, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (the “Carpenters”) announced that a province-wide strike of carpenters in the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector in the…

Real Estate

The future of WFH and commercial real estate: Madison Group

Danielle Singer Mar 10, 2022

In the past, when we would hear about impacts to the real estate industry it would typically concern the residential market. Yet, in just two years the traditional commercial real estate industry, in which rates continued to rise and…

Building

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…

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