WEEK OF MARCH 2, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Events for the week of Marc 2, 2026 2026 RHC Conference – PM Springfest – yBILD Trivia Night – HDAA Dinner Meeting – LPMA Dinner Meeting – LandPRO Conference – FRPO RTA Legal Series – BILD Builder Baseball – 2026 HDAA Golf – 2026 Greenwin Cares Golf Classic – 2026 RHPNS Awards Gala, Dinner and...
read moreWidespread RTO Mandates to Spur Tight Office Market Conditions
By: Monte Stewart, February 27, 2026 Return-to-office mandates across Canada are expected to tighten office-market conditions in major cities this year, according to a new report from Royal LePage Commercial. The brokerage said the office sector continues to evolve as long-term pandemic impacts and shifting workplace strategies reshape how and where businesses operate heading into 2026. “Much like the residential real estate sector, broader economic uncertainty has weighed on commercial real...
read moreCanada’s industrial real estate markets on different trajectories
Some regions are more acutely affected by ongoing trade disruptions while others are showing greater resilience By Shantaé Campbell, Published Feb 27, 2026 Canada’s industrial real estate markets are advancing at an uneven pace, with some regions more acutely affected by ongoing trade disruptions and others showing greater resilience, according to Royal LePage’s 2026 Commercial Real Estate Report. Year-end data from the company show conditions eased across several major markets in 2025, while...
read moreCanada Uses Accounting Trick To Hit Delayed Immigration Target: PBO
Stephen Punwasi, February 26, 2026 Canada’s non-partisan numbers watchdog expects policymakers to hit their immigration goal… sort of. A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) shows Ottawa will hit its temporary resident reduction target. The analysis also reveals it’s being met by delaying implementation and reclassifying 148,000 temporary residents. The latest update presents a plan that prioritizes the optics of action over the urgency they initially conveyed. Canada Eases...
read moreHousing affordability crisis spreading to cities such as Montreal and Halifax, CMHC says
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press, Published February 25, 2026 A new analysis from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. shows housing affordability challenges have eased in recent years but still remain at historic highs, and have even spread to other major cities. The national housing agency says affordability issues are no longer limited to Canada’s largest cities and have spread to other areas such as Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. One of the key factors, CMHC said, was the impact of...
read moreOttawa working with provinces to reduce developer fees, says housing minister
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson deflects on past statement that average home prices must fall in Canada Jami Makan, Feb 20, 2026 The federal government is in discussions with the provinces to jointly fund housing infrastructure and bring down developer fees, Canada’s housing minister told an industry audience Friday. The two levels of government could jointly invest up to $25 billion to fund infrastructure such as water, transit and community centres, Housing Minister Gregor Robertson told a...
read moreMoncton Remains Canada’s Most In-Demand Rental Housing Market
By: Monte Stewart, February 21, 2026 Moncton, N.B., remained Canada’s most in-demand rental housing market in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest Canada Renter Interest Report from RentCafe. The report, based on millions of interactions on RentCafe.com during the quarter, shows renter demand remained steady nationwide despite the typical late-year slowdown. Elevated home prices and limited housing supply continued to push many Canadians toward renting. Moncton earned a perfect...
read moreOpinion: Higher taxes — the last thing British Columbians need
Tegan Hill: Tax hikes in the 2026 B.C. budget will increase the lowest personal income tax rate, expand the PST to a host of professional services, and raise the speculation and vacancy tax by one percentage point. By Tegan Hill, Published Feb 18, 2026 The David Eby government tabled its 2026 budget on Tuesday, which includes a whopping projected $13.3-billion deficit and several tax hikes. For a province already struggling with tax competitiveness, this is the last thing British Columbians...
read moreMississauga approves additional incentives to encourage purpose-built rental housing
DCN-JOC News Services, February 17, 2026 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Mississauga City Council has approved a motion to expand the city’s development charges incentive program with the aim of getting more purpose-built rental apartment projects off the ground. The motion eliminates development charges, effective immediately, for one-bedroom plus den and two-bedroom units. To be eligible, developers must pull a building permit before Nov. 13, 2026. According to a release, in January 2025, after the...
read moreWEEK OF February 23, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Events for the week of February 23, 2026 2026 RHC Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations – 2026 RHC Conference – PM Springfest – yBILD Trivia Night – LandPRO Conference – BILD Builder Baseball – 2026 HDAA Golf – 2026 Greenwin Cares Golf Classic – 2026 RHPNS Awards Gala, Dinner and...
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