Canada

Factor Meals has opened a new 50,000-square-foot kitchen and distribution centre in Calgary, giving the firm production capabilities in Western Canada. The opening comes as Factor prepares to launch nationwide meal-delivery service this fall, said the company. The new facility will produce and distribute the HelloFresh-owned company’s ready-to-eat meals throughout Western Canada. Factor, which launched …

Meta Platforms has announced plans to develop a $13-billion AI-optimized data centre north of Edmonton in Sturgeon County, marking the company’s first data-centre project in Canada. The proposed one-gigawatt facility is expected to support approximately 3,000 construction workers at peak construction and create more than 300 permanent operational jobs once completed, said Meta. The company …

National Bank has expanded its Western Canadian real estate offering through the acquisition of Vancouver-based Truvera Trust Corporation. National’s subsidiary Natcan Trust Company, operating as National Bank Trust (NBT), has signed an agreement to acquire Vancouver-based Truvera as it expands its wealth-management capabilities and strengthens its presence in Western Canada. Truvera, which is headquartered in …

The federal government is providing $53.4 million to support deep energy retrofits and climate-resilient upgrades at an east Vancouver co-operative housing complex. The funding announcement was made by Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson alongside Laura Spiegel, president of the Adanac Housing Co-operative Society, at the co-op’s property at 950 Cassiar St. The project involves …

Canadian office vacancy has declined for the fourth straight quarter, while national industrial vacancy continues to tighten, says a new report from Colliers. National office vacancy fell to 13.4% in the second quarter of 2026, while industrial vacancy declined to 3.3%, extending improving conditions across Canada’s commercial real estate market, according to Colliers’ Q2 2026 …

AtkinsRéalis and Scout Engineering & Consulting have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue engineering, infrastructure, energy, transportation, defence and industrial projects while expanding Indigenous participation in major developments across Canada. The agreement establishes a framework for long-term collaboration between Montreal-based AtkinsRéalis and the 100% Indigenous-owned engineering and consulting firm, with a focus on …

MTY Food Group will close 68 underperforming corporate-owned restaurants over the next six to nine months following a portfolio review, with the closures expected to cost between $10 million and $12 million and affect locations that collectively lost more than $10 million over the past year, the company said Friday. Eric Lefebvre, MTY’s president and …

Broccolini has broken ground on Nokia’s new 750,000-square-foot Ottawa innovation campus in Kanata North Tech Park. The real estate company is serving as development and construction partner for the research-and-development facility. The project marks the start of the active construction phase, with project teams, trades and partners now mobilized on site. The campus is being …

Clarke has revamped its own, Ravelin Properties REIT’s, and Holloway Lodging Corporation’s senior executive teams amid a commercial real estate integration. The changes, effective Wednesday, are intended to strengthen operational leadership across Clarke’s residential, hotel and commercial real estate businesses by expanding executive responsibilities and decision-making authority, said the company. The moves come after Clarke …

CGC’s new $210-million Wallboard plant near Calgary will eliminate tariffs and set the stage for the company’s future long-term growth. The recently opened facility will also greatly reduce emissions, said Steve Youngblut, CGC’s president and CEO, in an interview with Connect. “That plant was built really for us to control our own destiny in Western …

Crown Realty Partners has been appointed to provide property management services for Minto Place, a 950,000-square-foot office and retail complex in downtown Ottawa. The appointment expands Crown’s relationship with Mackenzie Investments and establishes new partnerships with LaSalle Investment Management and Minto Group, said Crown. The addition of Minto Place increases Crown’s Ottawa portfolio to more …

LiUNA and Fengate Asset Management’s Toronto Rail Yards mixed-use development project will include an office component spanning almost one million square feet. The office portion of the proposed project will span approximately 85,000 square metres or 915,000 square feet. The two partners are looking to leverage the large office footprint as they seek to maximize …

MTY Food Group will close 68 underperforming corporate-owned restaurants over the next six to nine months following a portfolio review, with the closures expected to cost between $10 million and $12 million and affect locations that collectively lost more than $10 million over the past year, the company said Friday. Eric Lefebvre, MTY’s president and …

Greater Montreal Area home sales declined 8.2% year-over-year in June amid continually rising supply, says Quebec’s real estate board. Total residential sales fell to 4,012 as the supply of available properties for sale 17% year-over-year to 20,894 in the Centris system, marking the 11th straight monthly increase, according to newly released Quebec Professional Association of …

Wesbild has halted a planned six-tower, 2,000-unit multi-residential development in Port Coquitlama, B.C. The master-planned project, known as PoCoPlace, was slated for the corner of Lougheed Highway and Westwood Street and would have included significant retail space and amenities. Phase 1 had been slated to include a 37-storey rental tower and a 35-storey condominium tower, …