CPM E-News - 2026-02-24

ID: 21 Subject: Canadian content rules explored for tax credits Sent: February 24, 2026 11:19 am
CPM E-News - 2026-02-24 Headline News: B.C. real estate sector gets PST surprise

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February 24, 2026

Canadian content rules explored for tax credits

The Canadian government is considering how its agenda to support domestic manufacturers and technology providers could meld with goals to decarbonize the buildings and energy sectors. A public consultation has been launched to seek opinions on the viability of introducing Canadian content requirements for federal investment tax credits tied to clean technology and clean electricity.

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B.C. real estate sector gets PST surprise

Commercial and residential landlords and strata corporations in British Columbia face a 7 per cent increase on some key operational ...

Canada sees institutional investment uptick

Institutional investment in Canadian commercial real estate began to rebound last year and is projected to keep ticking up in 2026. ...

Canada ranks third globally for LEED projects

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) is celebrating Canada ranking third globally on the annual list of Top 10 Countries and ...

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Tenant status could figure in drug crackdown

Market-rate and subsidized tenants could pose differing liability threats for Ontario’s rental housing landlords under a looming crackdown on ...

Order of Ontario welcomes mortgage financier

Stephen J.R. Smith, founder and executive chair of First National Financial, has been named to the ...

B.C. realtors urge review of Strata Property Act

The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) and the Association of Interior Realtors (AOIR) are calling on the provincial government to ...

Beyond ‘Like-for-Like’: Incorporating Efficiency and Sustainability into Your Thirty-Year Capital Forecast

Periodic Reserve Fund Studies offer crucial insight into the financial forecasting of any multi-residential or commercial building. The importance of completing a Reserve Fund Study (RFS) cannot be overstated. The report is an in-depth planning tool that projects capital repairs and replacement costs over a thirty-year span.

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Wordy euphemisms supplant sustainability

Sustainability, green and the acronyms, ESG and DEI, continue to lose ground as all-purpose terminology within commercial real estate circles. The U.S. Commercial Real Estate Finance Council joins the list of organizations adopting wordy euphemisms, with the recent rebranding of its Sustainability Initiative to the Property Risk & Resilience Committee.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Canadian real estate underperforms globally

Institutional investors garnered anemic returns from their Canadian commercial real estate holdings in 2025. Newly released results from the MSCI REALPAC Canada Property Index peg the all-asset average total return at 1.3 per cent across 50 portfolios collectively valued at roughly CAD $160 billion. The average total return on 2,171 standing investments came in at 2.1 per cent.

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