Canada

The federal government has invested $30 million through the Affordable Housing Fund in a new 70-townhomes project in southeast Edmonton. HomeEd marked the formal groundbreaking of the project on Thursday with a plan to construct 70 townhomes on the former surplus school site at 909 Ogilvie Boulevard N.W. The City of Edmonton is providing the …

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has announced plans to open a new location at Winnipeg’s St. Vital Centre in August. Uniqlo said it will open a 15,000-square-foot store on August 21. The company previously announced that it would open a new location at St. Vital Centre but did not specify the launch date. The opening will mark …

Ottawa will invest up to $11 million in upgrades to a pair of recreation facilities in Surrey, B.C. The investments will be made through the $51-billion Build Communities Strong Fund, Sukh Dhaliwal, MP for Surrey-Newton said. Improvements at Newton Athletic Park will include an artificial-turf field, track lighting and lighted tennis courts. The 54-acre park currently …

Montrose Properties is appealing a British Columbia court judge’s refusal to add the firm as a party to the controversial Cowichan Tribes property-title case and reopen it. Montrose has submitted an appeal application to the B.C. Court of Appeal following B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young’s June decision that kept the company on the sidelines …

Hazelview Investments is looking to double the size of its new $150-million Canadian Multi-Residential Fund VI and acquire more assets with it. Toronto-based Hazelview plans to double the size of the fund to $300 million after the completed the first close by securing equity commitments from Canadian institutional and private investors for a value-add rental-housing …

Chartwell has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in a Quebec retirement residence and launched four new development projects in Quebec, Alberta and B.C. that will add a combined 828 suites to its growth pipeline. The company also confirmed that it has sold nine Ontario seniors homes to Prima Living for $117.9 million. Although …

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has announced plans to open a new location at Winnipeg’s St. Vital Centre in August. Uniqlo said it will open a 15,000-square-foot store on August 21. The company previously announced that it would open a new location at St. Vital Centre but did not specify the launch date. The opening will mark …

The U.S. administration’s plan to impose new 50% tariffs on imports from Canada is more of a negotiating tactic than a threat, says CoStar’s chief economist. As a result, commercial real estate companies need to “stay the course” on planned acquisitions, leasing activity and development projects, Mario Lefebvre told Connect in an interview. “Whenever I …

Empire Company will no longer enforce grocery-related property controls, including restrictive clauses, the firm announced Tuesday. Stellarton, N.S.-based Empire said the move is part of a long-term commitment to support a competitive and accessible grocery market in Canada. The decision comes after Empire and Loblaw faced increasing pressure from the Competition Bureau to end restrictive …

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 …

Hazelview Investments is looking to double the size of its new $150-million Canadian Multi-Residential Fund VI and acquire more assets with it. Toronto-based Hazelview plans to double the size of the fund to $300 million after the completed the first close by securing equity commitments from Canadian institutional and private investors for a value-add rental-housing …

Chartwell has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in a Quebec retirement residence and launched four new development projects in Quebec, Alberta and B.C. that will add a combined 828 suites to its growth pipeline. The company also confirmed that it has sold nine Ontario seniors homes to Prima Living for $117.9 million. Although …

The Quebec and federal governments have drafted an agreement to fast-track approvals of proposed major projects in the province. Quebec is moving to join seven other provinces that have agreements with Ottawa aimed at reducing overlapping federal and provincial reviews of major infrastructure, energy, mining and industrial projects. The federal and Quebec governments released a …

The Quebec government has approved a plan to renovate the interior of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. The approval comes as work continues on the construction and installation of the venue’s new permanent $870-million roof. In 2024, the province awarded a Pomerleau-Canam Group joint-venture a $729-million contract, taxes not included, to replace the 50-year-old stadium’s retractable cover …

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, …