REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (REALPAC)
Registration:
30
of
49
(2020-03-24
to
2020-05-15)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Advocacy relating to the government's possible proposal to impose an earnings-based interest deductibility limitation on Canadian corporations, including commercial real estate corporations and housing providers.
Policies or Program
- Advocacy for integration of Green Button 'Download my Data' and 'Connect my Data' applications with Natural Resources Canada's Energy Star Portfolio Manager program.
- Advocacy relating to the creation of seniors' housing real estate investment trusts vehicles that would encourage institutional investment in seniors' housing similar to existing real estate investment trust models.
- Advocating for policies and programs to support the commercial real estate industry (including rental housing, retail, industrial and office sectors) relating to burdens resulting from the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
- Advocating for policy inclusions within annual budgets that improve the national commercial real estate markets. These include infrastructure enhancements, tax fairness, and energy efficiency grants.
- Advocating for policy proposals within Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy which would improve building energy efficiency.
- Working with Natural Resources Canada and Finance Canada to create a robust Sustainable Development Strategy for Commercial Real Estate in Canada