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UBC report calls for better housing policies in a post-COVID world

Building Nov 27, 2020

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…

Urban Planning

Ford PCs backtrack on developer giveaway but buyers will end up covering new community features

Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nov 25, 2020

THE POINTERIn May, the City of Mississauga gnashed its teeth.At the time, it was knee-deep in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of long-term care homes in the city were in outbreak, with dozens of deaths recorded.…

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Long awaited federal rent subsidy program for businesses hurt by COVID 19 opens today

Jordan Press and Christopher Reynolds — The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2020

OTTAWA — Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government.The new Canada Emergency Rent…

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More provinces sign up for rent benefit as Liberals set up promised housing council

Jordan Press — The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2020

OTTAWA — Seven provinces have signed on to a federal rent assistance program created as part of the national housing strategy, newly released documents show.So far, the Liberals have only announced deals with four provinces to deliver…

Real Estate

Landlords can raise rents as much as they like when a tenant moves out. If that rule were scrapped,…

Victoria Gibson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nov 16, 2020

TORONTO STARFor more than two decades in Ontario, as successive governments have tinkered with rent control, there's been a moment between tenancies when landlords can raise rents to whatever they'd like.That ability is known as…

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Alberta Government invests up to $55 million to improve energy efficiency

Building Nov 9, 2020

The Government of Alberta is funding Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) Energy Savings for Business program targeting small- and medium-sized industrial and commercial facilities through the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction…

Real Estate

Property taxes continues to be a burden for Canadian Businesses: Altus Group Report

Building Nov 2, 2020

Altus Group, in partnership with the Real Property Association of Canada (REALPAC), released the 2020 Canadian Property Tax Rate Benchmark Report, which provides an in-depth look at property tax rates, both commercial and residential, in 11…

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Ontario promises action to address rising insurance rates as critics urge regulation

Shawn Jeffords Oct 23, 2020

TORONTO — Under pressure to address rising commercial insurance rates blamed on the pandemic, Premier Doug Ford promised this week to take action to stop what he called ``gouging'' by some companies in the sector. Ford twice this week has…

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Infrastructure bank to invest $10 billion in priority areas for pandemic recovery

The Canadian Press Oct 1, 2020

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined Thursday how the Canada Infrastructure Bank intends to invest $10 billion in projects meant to create 60,000 jobs and contribute to the fight against climate change.''We will continue to…

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Alberta’s construction industry receives $3 million investment from federal government

Building Sep 21, 2020

Alberta’s construction industry is receiving a $3 million investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) to help small businesses adopt new technologies that improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce greenhouse gas…

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