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Ontario Construction Secretariat releases its fourth Coronavirus Contractor Survey

Building Oct 13, 2020

The Coronavirus Contractors Survey 4: Stability & Anxiety is released as the fourth survey in a series of independent studies conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS).Between September 8 and 18, 2020, the OCS…

Real Estate

Trudeau cabinet meets to discuss rebuilding amid rising number of COVID 19 cases

The Canadian Press Sep 14, 2020

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians against relaxing their guard against COVID-19 as he and his cabinet kicked off two days of closed-door meetings to discuss the pandemic and how to lead the country through a second…

Urban Planning

Beyond long-term care: The benefits of seniors’ communities that evolve on their own

Catherine Donnelly, Paul Nguyen, Simone Parniak, Vincent DePaul, Queens University, Ontario Sep 11, 2020

Members of the Oasis Senior Supportive Living Program pole walking in their community. The global COVID-19 pandemic has shown Canadians that we need to think differently about how we support older adults. The media and all levels of…

Real Estate

About $1 billion of mortgage payments deferred each month during pandemic: CMHC

Anita Balakrishnan – The Canadian Press Sep 10, 2020

OTTAWA – About $1 billion worth of mortgage payments were deferred each month during the pandemic, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said on Thursday.The calculation, released in CMHC's annual residential mortgage industry report, is…

Urban Planning

Innovation districts like Melbourne’s could help chart our course out of crisis

Irene Håkansson and Kathryn Davidson, University of Melbourne Sep 9, 2020

ShutterstockIn the face of the global health and climate crises, we look at our cities both anxiously and hopefully. We deviate from our normal patterns of behaviour to avoid close physical contact and suffer associated emotional and…

Real Estate

Bank of Canada warns of uneven recovery despite better than expected bounce back

Jordan Press – THE CANADIAN PRESS Sep 9, 2020

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada sought Wednesday to temper economic excitement about a sharper-than-expected rebound from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis, pointing to worrying trends that signal all is still not well.In a statement, the…

Real Estate

Liberals extend commercial rent relief program for last time

The Canadian Press Sep 9, 2020

OTTAWA – An underused program to give hard-hit small businesses a break on their rent is getting one more month of service, but without any of the changes critics say are needed to prevent stores from permanently closing their doors.On…

Urban Planning

The coronavirus pandemic is pushing Canadians out of cities and into the countryside

S. Ashleigh Weeden, University of Guelph Sep 8, 2020

Rural communities are seeing population growth as people leave the city during the pandemic. (Shutterstock) It’s starting to sound trite, but COVID-19 has radically changed the way many people live and work. Six months into this pandemic,…

Construction

Ontario Construction Secretariat releases its third Coronavirus Contractor Survey

Building Jul 13, 2020

Between June 16 and June 19, 2020, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) led a Contractor’s Survey of 200 ICI (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional) contractors from across Ontario. This survey provides insight on how the…

Building

Remote work: Employers are taking over our living spaces and passing on costs

Richard Shearmur, McGill University Jun 23, 2020

COVID-19 has required many employees to work from home and set up home offices, incurring costs and bringing their employer into their private space. (Pixabay) Richard Shearmur, McGill UniversityAs many office workers adapt to remote…

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