Transit authorities aim to partner with developers in Montreal
Transgesco's Maha Clour ready to oversee future projects near public facilities under new provincial law
A group tasked with selling advertisements to appear in buses and metro stations has seen its responsibilities expanded to also oversee construction projects, including the additio...
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and Liberals may need help changing national housing policy
Party led by former Brookfield Asset Management executive wins election but not enough seats for majority
Canada's election of the Liberal Party and Mark Carney, a former chair of property investor Brookfield Asset Management and one-time head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England,...
Canada takes aim at development charges
Fees could be reduced if Carney upholds campaign pledge
Development charges, the fees many Canadian municipalities levy on developers to cover the infrastructure costs associated with new projects, have been targeted by both major polit...
Congebec merges with competitor to create coast-to-coast refrigerated warehouse network
Canada's second-largest cold storage operation expands to 16 facilities in tie-up with Bradner
Two cold storage companies based at opposite ends of the country are uniting their operations as Quebec City-based Congebec has agreed to a tie-up with Bradner Cold Storage of Lang...
Six remaining Hudson's Bay department stores to close after all
Outlets in Toronto, Montreal initially slated to remain open now set to be shuttered
The six Hudson’s Bay Co. department stores previously designated to remain open as the company liquidates its holdings will be closing after all, along with the 90 other outlets op...
Housing crisis intensifying in Canada, government warns
Report gains attention as national election approaches
Within 15 years, the federal government says, homeownership in Canada could become so financially difficult it will lead to “intergenerational mortgages,” and the country will incr...
Vancouver among cities to receive top mark for financial management practices
New C.D. Howe report hands out grades of D to Montreal and Toronto, praises Ottawa, Quebec City and Richmond
Ottawa, Quebec City, Vancouver and Richmond received top marks of A in a C.D. Howe report that ranked 32 Canadian municipalities on the basis of their financial and accounting prac...
New zoning rules spark turnaround in Montreal housing starts
Advancement of long-delayed residential project showcases improvements to area's building landscape
A long-planned undertaking to build a trio of residential high-rises is finally taking shape in Griffintown, a fast-growing area south of downtown Montreal, after city officials ch...
Downtown Montreal's Delta Hotel slated to be razed, replaced with new hospitality property
City approves plan that also includes apartment tower
The Delta Hotel in downtown Montreal soon will be packing its own bags as local authorities approved an application to raze the 24-floor, 456-room structure and replace it with a p...
Toronto drags Canada's multifamily starts into negative territory
Major drop in new projects in Canada's largest city fuel double-digit decline nationally
Canada's multifamily housing starts dropped by 10% in the first quarter compared from the same time a year earlier, as a 60% decline in new projects in the greater Toronto area pus...
Montreal industrial market braces for impact of Amazon closings
Area's vacancy rate expected to take a hit from online retail giant's exit from Quebec warehouses
Amazon’s departure from seven Montreal-area industrial spaces and uncertainty surrounding tariffs are clouding the outlook for the region's industrial property market.
Former home of Quebec's most popular TV station to undergo transformation
Montreal property that served as base of TVA television empire set to be remade as 600 residences
It’s lights, cameras, action for plans to convert the former longtime home of Quebec’s top-rated TV station into housing.
Plans to create more housing draw focus in federal election campaign
Conservatives, Liberals spar over how to build more homes ahead of Canadian vote
Canadians are set to head to the polls this month to elect a new federal government against the backdrop of a global tariff war that continues to affect the real estate market nort...
Nexus Industrial REIT sells interest in Quebec retail properties as it specializes in warehouses
Toronto firm on its way to becoming pure-play industrial real estate investment trust
Nexus Industrial REIT has all but reached its long-standing goal to become a purely industrial real estate industrial trust with the sale of its stake in 16 properties in Quebec.
Montreal office sector reels amid US-Canada trade dispute
Market's vacancy rate rises to 19.8% as subleases flood market, CBRE says
Montreal is not considered one of the cities most at risk as the trade dispute between Canada and the United States plays out, but its office real estate sector is experiencing the...
More than 5,800 homes planned in expansion at Montreal shopping centre
Apartments, condos, hotel, retail and green space also would be built at Place Versailles
Homes soon could replace parking spaces at the Place Versailles shopping centre in Montreal as part of a plan to add 6,000 residential units at the mall property. A retirement home...
Dollarama set to enter Mexico earlier than planned
Montreal-based discount chain aims to compete with PesoRama JOi, Waldo's
Dollarama plans to speed up its quest for further global expansion by accelerating its move into the Mexican market by one year, less than two weeks after saying it would purchase ...
Savills adds new investment sales team as it looks to expand in Quebec
Brokerage recruits four industry veterans based in Montreal
Savills is expanding its team in Quebec with a group of veterans who plan to launch the brokerage's investment sales team as it seeks to grow in the province.
Trade war curbs Canadians' desire to travel to US
Flight bookings, border crossings and short-term rentals drop as countries face off over tariffs
The U.S.-Canada tariff dispute has led to fewer Canadians making trips south of the border.
Chartwell spends nearly $250 million on retirement properties in greater Quebec City
Canada's largest retirement home chain plans to build seniors housing 'when the economics are better'
Canada’s largest owner of retirement homes continues to expand in Quebec, making almost $250 million in acquisitions in the Quebec City area.