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Office-using employment in Quebec contracted 0.9% year over year as of February 2026, driven largely by declines in information, culture and recreation sectors. The Greater Montreal Area's office vacancy rate fell 50 basis points from the prior year to 17.0%, its lowest level since mid-2024, with Class A and transit-connected properties continuing to lead leasing activity.

The Calgary Industrial Market Report Q1 2026 covers leasing activity, construction trends, and land acquisition patterns in Calgary's industrial sector, finding that speculative construction surged with over 4 million square feet slated for delivery by 2027, while owner-users dominated sales activity at 68% of total volume compared to 50% in 2025, with the overall vacancy rate at 4.3%. The report notes that despite negative absorption in the large format segment, demand is growing steadily, land prices increased 12% per acre year-over-year, and 2.4 million square feet of the 4.4 million square feet under construction is pre-leased.

This is a market report published by JLL in Q1 2026 covering industrial sector dynamics in Calgary, Alberta. The report examines conditions and trends in the Calgary industrial market as of the first quarter of 2026.

Calgary office vacancy reached 21.2% in Q1 2026, down 200 basis points from a year ago. Industrial vacancy was essentially flat at 5.2%, up just 10 basis points from the prior quarter, while retail vacancy rose to 4.7% at year-end 2025 from 3.6% in Q3 2025.

The Greater Montreal Area industrial market report for Q1 2026 shows stabilization after an extended adjustment period, with a vacancy rate holding at 7.6% and positive absorption of 554,000 square feet in the first quarter. Industrial demand remains positive but more targeted toward operational efficiency and flexibility, while approximately 2.4 million square feet are under construction, representing a significantly scaled-back development activity relative to existing inventory.

Edmonton's rental market demonstrated resilience through 2025 with rents reaching new highs despite elevated vacancy and substantial construction activity, supported by strong population inflows of young adults attracted to affordability and employment in public administration, health care, logistics, and technology. The report projects that steady in-migration, improved labor conditions, and Edmonton's affordability advantage will sustain moderate, inflation-paced rent growth through 2026 as the market absorbs elevated completions.

This is a first-quarter 2026 data report on the Ottawa office market published by CBRE on March 31, 2026.

This is a quarterly data report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office sector figures for downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the first quarter of 2026.

This is a market data report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting industrial sector figures for Edmonton, Alberta for the first quarter of 2026.

Ottawa's office market in Q1 2026 experienced rising vacancy to 13.3%, its highest level since Q4 2024, driven by significant job losses of 30,500 in the prior year and challenging economic conditions in the federal services sector. Despite increased vacancy, leasing activity rebounded to 305,000 square feet in Q1 2026, while overall average direct net asking rent decreased slightly to $17.72 per square foot.

This is a first-quarter 2026 market report on the Calgary office sector published by JLL on March 31, 2026.

This is a data figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office sector metrics for Edmonton, Alberta in the first quarter of 2026.

Calgary's retail market in Q1 2026 showed a total vacancy rate of 3.2% with 46.5 million square feet of inventory and average achieved rents of $37.60 per square foot, supported by a resilient economy, strong labour market, and healthy demand for grocery-anchored and service-based retailers. The report identifies three key trends: evolving consumer preferences driving demand for experiential and convenience retail, federal-provincial childcare funding reshaping the market with increased absorption of commercial real estate by non-profit operators, and Competition Bureau enforcement creating new legal risks around exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants in retail leases across all sectors.

This is a data-figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting first-quarter 2026 office market figures for suburban Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

This is a market report published by Colliers in March 2026 covering the industrial sector in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ottawa's retail market experienced rising vacancy and mixed performance across property types in the second half of 2025, with overall vacancy increasing 140 basis points to 4.9% as regional malls surged to 10.3% vacancy following Hudson's Bay closures that added over 330,000 square feet of vacant space. Overall gross asking rent increased modestly by $0.12 per square foot to $41.99 psf, while community malls showed positive absorption and downtown core rents rose to $53.22 psf, though the broader economy faced headwinds with Ottawa's unemployment rate reaching 7.3% and the national rate at 6.5% in November 2025.

This is a market report published by JLL on December 31, 2025, covering office sector dynamics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the fourth quarter of 2025.

Ottawa's office market in Q4 2025 recorded a 12.3% overall vacancy rate with year-to-date net absorption of negative 34,000 square feet, while asking gross rent stood at $36.75 per square foot across all property classes. The report documents that Canada's unemployment rate declined to 6.5% in November 2025, but Ottawa's rate rose to 7.3%, and leasing activity in the quarter totaled 270,000 square feet, down quarter-over-quarter, with particular weakness in the Central Class A market.

Edmonton's retail market demonstrates resilience with a 4.9% vacancy rate (up 0.4% from 2024), 37.9 million square feet of total inventory (up 365,000 sf from 2024), 543,000 square feet under construction year-to-date 2025, and average base rent of $36.14 per square foot (up $3.88 from 2024), signaling ongoing recovery and stability following pandemic disruptions. The document identifies three key retail trends: Edmonton leads Canada in per capita retail expenditures driven by energy-sector employment and population growth; federal-provincial childcare funding has reshaped the market toward non-profit and preschool-only operators; and Competition Bureau enforcement has placed new scrutiny on exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants in retail leases across all sectors.

This is a quarterly market report on the Ottawa office sector published by Colliers as of the fourth quarter of 2025. The report covers office market conditions and activity in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Montreal's industrial market closed Q4 2025 with a 7.6% overall vacancy rate and asking net rent of $14.60 per square foot, with negative net absorption of 5.3 million square feet year-to-date marking the second-lowest annual total in five years, though the trend improved gradually each quarter. U.S. tariffs concentrated on steel, aluminum, and lumber—key components of Quebec's economy—pose potential economic headwinds expected to dampen Montreal's economic growth in 2026, while mid-bay spaces continued to see strong demand despite large-bay spaces experiencing downward pressure.

This is a market report published by Colliers in June 2025 covering the retail sector in downtown Montreal during the first half of 2025.

Edmonton's multifamily rental market in the first half of 2025 experienced moderated migration growth, a 3.1% vacancy rate as of October 2024, and median rents of $1,295 for one-bedroom and $1,629 for two-bedroom units—both below national averages. The market fundamentals show 127 total properties sold with $779.1 million in sales volume year-to-date, an unemployment rate of 7.3%, and multiple developments in the construction pipeline expected to deliver over 1,500 new rental units by 2026, with The Parks downtown introducing 363 units in the first half of 2025.

This is a market report published by Colliers on June 21, 2026, covering the retail sector in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia for the first half of 2026.

This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering the industrial sector in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the first quarter of 2026.

This is a market report on the Toronto office sector published by Colliers in the first quarter of 2026. The report covers office market conditions and activity in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

This is a market report published by Colliers in Q1 2026 covering the office sector in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

This is a data figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office sector metrics for suburban Toronto in the first quarter of 2026.

This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering retail market conditions and dynamics in Montreal, Quebec. The report provides analysis of the Montreal retail sector during the spring 2026 period.

This is a market report published by Colliers in the first quarter of 2026 covering the industrial sector in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Vancouver's industrial market in Q1 2026 posted a 4.4% vacancy rate with 537,000 square feet of year-to-date net absorption and asking rents of $18.98 per square foot, as vacancy declined for the first time in 12 consecutive quarters while new construction deliveries remained minimal at 574,000 square feet. Leasing activity hit post-2022 highs with 2.78 million square feet of deals signed, though industrial sales remained disciplined with average pricing softening to $534 per square foot amid a prolonged repricing cycle, and the broader economy faced near-term headwinds from demographic and trade pressures before expected recovery in 2027.

The Greater Toronto office market experienced significant recovery in Q1 2026, with the overall availability rate declining 160 basis points to 17.6% and vacancy falling 140 basis points to 15.7%, driven largely by strong leasing activity that added 2.1 million square feet across the region. Downtown Toronto led the recovery with availability dropping to 15.5% and vacancy to 13.1%, while zero new office building completions occurred during the quarter, with only 1.4 million square feet from CIBC Square Phase II remaining under construction and scheduled for Q2 2026 delivery.

This is a quarterly industrial sector report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting data and figures for the Vancouver market in British Columbia, Canada.

This is a retail market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering the Vancouver market dynamics during the spring season. The report addresses the retail sector in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

This is a data report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office sector figures for Montreal in the first quarter of 2026.

This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering the industrial sector in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Metro Vancouver's office market in Q1 2026 recorded an 11.2% overall vacancy rate with 263,000 square feet of year-to-date net absorption and asking rents at $53.68 per square foot, as vacancy declined by 20 basis points quarter-over-quarter despite minimal new construction and only one office building completion. Downtown Vancouver's vacancy fell to 13.9% with leasing activity rebounding to 502,000 square feet, driven by tenants upgrading to higher-quality Class A space, while across the broader metro region 17 office projects totaling 1.2 million square feet remain under construction with nearly 55% pre-leased, and sublease inventory continued its tenth consecutive quarter of decline as the market gradually rebalances toward direct space.

Toronto's office market entered 2026 with improving fundamentals as downtown vacancy declined to a three-year low of 14.4% in Q1 2026 while asking rents reached $52.41 per square foot across all property classes, with the Financial Core leading recovery but suburban markets showing uneven performance. GTA-wide new leasing activity totaled 2.6 million square feet, up 31.9% year-over-year and the strongest first-quarter performance since 2018, though downtown leasing cooled 48.5% quarter-over-quarter from the prior year's surge while Class A rent growth re-emerged at approximately 110 basis points quarterly amid a highly segmented recovery across asset classes and submarkets.

The Metro Vancouver industrial market report for Q1 2026 indicates that overall vacancy tightened to 4.1% from 4.5% in the previous quarter, with strong demand concentrated in smaller units under 10,000 square feet and large-bay units exceeding 100,000 square feet, while new supply remained constrained at 768,409 square feet. Development activity shifted toward tenant-specific build-to-suit projects, which accounted for 50% of new construction starts totaling just over 900,000 square feet of the 1.1 million square feet that broke ground, while speculative and strata development declined sharply to 22% of starts from a 2025 average of 63%.

This is a data-figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting industrial sector figures for Toronto in the first quarter of 2026.

This is a market report on the Toronto industrial sector published by Colliers in the first quarter of 2026. The report covers industrial real estate activity and market conditions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during that period.

This is an office sector market report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting Q1 2026 figures for the Vancouver commercial real estate market.

This is a market report on the Montreal office sector published by JLL on March 31, 2026, covering Q1 2026 conditions. The report addresses office market dynamics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Vancouver's multifamily market report by Avison Young covers H1 2025 trends, noting that nearly 20,000 rental units are under construction as of July 2025 despite structural challenges expected to create supply shortfalls in 2-3 years, while the market has shifted toward buyers with cap rates exceeding 4%, vacancy at 1.9%, average rents at $2,830 per month, and annual rent declines of 7.0%. The report identifies private capital as increasingly dominant as institutional investors retreat, with activity concentrated in value-add segments and well-located competitively-priced assets, while zoning reforms and federal programs support affordable housing development.

The Avison Young Metro Vancouver office market report for Q1 2026 tracks market fundamentals including a vacancy rate of 11.8% (down from 12.4% in Q4 2025), 8.0 million square feet available, $55.11 average gross asking rent per square foot, and 321,000 square feet of absorption in the quarter. Small and mid-sized tenants are driving leasing momentum particularly in the 3,000 to 8,000 square foot range, tenant requirements are becoming more function-focused, and elevated inducements remain central to leasing negotiations as the market gradually rebalances.

This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering office sector dynamics in Toronto, Ontario for the first quarter of 2026.

This is a market report published by JLL on March 31, 2026, covering office sector dynamics in Vancouver, British Columbia during the first quarter of 2026.

This is a quarterly data and figures report on the industrial sector in Montreal, published by CBRE on March 31, 2026.

Cushman & Wakefield's Vancouver Retail MarketBeat for year-end 2025 reports that overall retail vacancy rose to 6.8% across the market, with regional malls declining to 10.1% vacancy despite Hudson's Bay and Saks Off 5th closures, community malls rising to 3.4%, and core office tower retail at 9.3%, while high-street asking rents remained stable to strong with Alberni Street commanding the highest rate at $173.33 per square foot. British Columbia's economy is expected to grow 1.2% in 2026 with retail sales projected to moderate to 2.8% growth, though retail strata sales transactions remained subdued in 2025 with average pricing reaching $1,133 per square foot while developers increasingly incorporate income-generating components like hotels into mixed-use projects to improve financial viability.

This is a market report published by Colliers on the Toronto industrial sector for the fourth quarter of 2025. The report covers industrial real estate activity and conditions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

This is a market report published by Colliers on December 31, 2025, covering the office sector in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the fourth quarter of 2025.
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The CEO Perspective, by Michael Brooks January 21, 2026 I spent much of my downtime over the holidays catching up on the myriad reports released by various government, not-for-profit, and for-profit entities that describe Canada’s housing challenges. The language that […] The post Re-Assessing the Housing Problem…

At Q1 2026, Canada's hotel construction pipeline contains 331 projects representing 45,401 rooms, with early-stage planning projects reaching a record high of 176 projects and 24,949 rooms, up 6% and 13% year-over-year respectively. Upper midscale chain scales lead the pipeline with record totals of 137 projects and 14,173 rooms, while Ontario accounts for 57% of projects and 61% of rooms, with Toronto, Vancouver, and Niagara Falls representing 38% of all Canadian projects combined.
PROREIT agreed to acquire two industrial portfolios for an aggregate $136.8 million: 13 properties in Quebec City (613,000 sq ft, $112.8m) and four in Winnipeg (160,000 sq ft, $24m), from undisclosed vendors, growing its total portfolio to 122 properties and $1.2 billion in assets.
Crown Realty Partners sold the Carling Executive Centre, a three-building, 290,000 sq ft Ottawa office portfolio (90% leased, up from 75% at acquisition seven years ago), to Montreal-based Brasswater for $53 million, marking Brasswater's entry to the Ottawa market; Crown retains the property management and leasing mandate.
Proceeds used to repay the Trust's revolving credit facility and its maturing 3.968% Series E debentures.
Replaces $77.3M of maturing mortgages carrying a 2.88% weighted average rate; disclosed as a subsequent event in the REIT's 2025 results.