Hydro One’s next CEO faces government risk, lower pay: Expert
What should the new Hydro One (H.TO 1.79%) chief executive expect in their new role? According to one expert on executive compensation, the utility’s next leader should be prepared to run a company fraught with potential government interference and risk, a salary package below the industry standard – and the opportunity to run one of North America’s biggest electricity distributors during a period of intense consolidation. The abrupt retirement of former Hydro One CEO Mayo Schmidt and...
read moreNational Home Affordability Study
The number of bedrooms is without a doubt one of the most important criteria when searching for a home. So, exactly how much house can one get across Canada? Our researchers took the national average home price (~$500K) as a reference point and analyzed the country’s 50 largest cities to determine the number of bedrooms it can buy in each. VIEW RESULTS Here are some key takeaways you might want to explore: At the nationwide level, the Canadian average home price ($495,100) buys 3.3 bedrooms;...
read moreToronto condo rents surge amid ‘critically low’ supply: Urbanation
Supply in Toronto’s already-tight rental market has hit a “critically low level” while rents continue to rise, warns Urbanation Inc. A new report released Thursday by the real estate consulting firm revealed that condo lease transactions fell eight per cent to 7,754 units in the second quarter amid tight supply. “Current rental supply has fallen to a critically low level,” said Urbanation President Shaun Hildebrand in a release. “Demand has been pouring into the market while rental...
read more‘There are worries ahead’: Experts react to Bank of Canada’s rate hike
The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.5 per cent Wednesday, even as the economy faces fallout from widening trade uncertainty. Here’s a look at what economists and analysts are saying about Governor Stephen Poloz’s fresh interest rate increase. “I thought this was about as neutral a statement as you possibly can put into the marketplace given that you have hiked rates…We’re pretty much in uncharted territory in the sense of we’ve never...
read more25th Annual Greenwin Cares Charity Golf Classic raises over $300,000 for children in Israel
On June 26th, the Annual Greenwin Cares Charity Golf Classic welcomed over 130 golfers, as well as celebrity guests, supporters and volunteers to the Angus Glen Golf Course. This year marked the silver anniversary milestone for the tournament, and since its inception in 1993, it has been a fundraiser for the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation (ITC). The sun was shining as golfers hit the greens to show off their swing skills. As a nod to the tournament’s 25 years, they were joined by Toronto...
read moreDon’t blame real estate investors for rental market woes
Unlike owner-occupied housing, our understanding of rental housing is inadequate at best. Even basic information on the rental market, such as by the type and size of housing and across neighbourhoods, is not readily available. This leaves landlords, investors, and renters make do with incomplete and, at times, dated information. A straightforward question about what percentage of the dwellings in an urban market are rented out by private households requires a serious exercise in data mining....
read moreIs the municipal government sacrificing Vancouver’s future for votes?
Vancouver’s municipal government has proposed building height caps in Chinatown—but that’s myopic, charges the Urban Development Institute, which believes it will exacerbate the shortage of housing. Metro Vancouver is expecting 65,000 new residents annually until 2021, and UDI is confounded by the municipal government’s proposed cap. “We’re surprised they’d make a move like this in the middle of a housing crisis, and at a time when that area needs revitalization,” said Anne McMullin, UDI’s...
read moreNew finance minister declares Ontario is ‘open for business’
Ontario’s new finance minister wants to get the message out that the province is open for business. In his first television interview since being appointed Ontario’s finance minister, Vic Fedeli told BNN Bloomberg on Wednesday that he expects his new government to create a better investment environment in the province. “We are lowering corporate taxes, we are lowering small business taxes, we are lowering hydro costs, eliminating cap-and-trade,” Fedeli told BNN Bloomberg. “Those are all key...
read moreU.S. will get ‘hammered’ in global trade war: Barton
The chair of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory council says the United States could be one of the biggest losers in the event of a global trade war. “Hopefully, [that] common sense prevails, because trade wars don’t help anyone, particularly the United States,” McKinsey global managing partner Dominic Barton told BNN Bloomberg on Friday. “The United States is going to get hammered. You’ve heard the United States Chamber of Commerce and what they’re saying on this. This is like...
read moreRent Increase Guideline for 2019 is 1.8%
The rent increase guideline is 1.8% for increases between January 1 and December 31, 2019. This is the maximum a landlord can increase most tenants’ rent during a year without the approval of the Landlord and Tenant Board. The guideline applies to most private residential rental units covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. In most cases, the rent for a unit can be increased 12 months after: the last rent increase a tenant first moves in A tenant must be given written notice of a rent...
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