New leadership in Ottawa; ongoing trade disorder with the U.S.; inflation and interest rate ups and downs; shifting labour and office markets; and consumer spending habits in flux – it all prompts the need for an economic check-up.

In this episode Colliers' Tonya Lagrasta, global head of sustainability, and Erin O’Hearn, senior property manager, are joined by Matthew Shaw, head, accessible practice at the Rick Hansen Foundation.

In this time of tariff, trade and political tension, Canada's inventory of industrial assets is particularly experiencing turbulence. After all, these are the places where goods and products are made, stored, and from which they are distributed.

Jordan Carlson, president of Anthem Holdings and senior vice-president, investment with Anthem Properties, joins Colliers Canada's head of research, Adam Jacobs and senior managing director, Vancouver Island and Okanagan, Tyler Dolan to discuss debt markets and development.

Pure Industrial executives David Owen and Jonathan Rovira join hosts Jean-Marc Dubé and Arnold Fox, of Colliers, to discuss the company's growth in Canada.

Jeff Hyslop, senior vice-president, asset management and investment with InnVest Hotels, joins Colliers Canada's head of research Adam Jacobs, and hotels managing director Robin McLuskie to explore how Canada’s hotel market is showing promise in both room demand and investment.

Canada’s per-capita GDP has continued to decline as the economy grows more slowly than the population, RBC recently reported. While this uncertain economic news can affect where companies are investing, ESG should remain a priority because it's good for business.

Demographics has become front-page news. Canada's population was 40 million in summer 2023 and within only nine months, surged to 41 million — most of that due to immigration. This growth has an enormous impact on commercial real estate.

Last November, KingSett Capital announced the company had elevated Rob Kumer to the position of CEO while naming former CEO and founder (and previous CRE Talks guest) Jon Love as executive chair of the firm.

Office vacancy and return-to-office have been hot topics this year. In this episode, host Susan Thompson explores both Calgary’s and Vancouver’s unique, and similar, challenges and opportunities in the pursuit of vibrancy and long-term downtown success.  

Claire Fan joined Adam Jacobs for CRE Talks in Toronto to take a deep dive into the Canadian economy, the implications of today's elevated interest rates, and where things might go from here.

Mark Ang, the CEO and co-founder of GoBolt, has emerged as a change-maker in e-commerce logistics in Canada. Ang joined Colliers' Marc Kirshenbaum to explore GoBolt's origins and growth as it leverages smart tech and electric delivery strategies.

Press “play” and obtain insights, straight from the source, on the Broadway Plan: the opportunities and challenges it presents, how PCI and other developers are responding, and key sectors poised to be drawn to the revitalized Broadway Corridor.

The co-founders of non-traditional Montreal-based industrial developer and management firm Rosefellow explore the sector from their unique, and disruptive, perspectives.  

“What is the future of the office?” is a question dominating conversations within commercial real estate and in workplaces. With the rise of hybrid work, every company is making decisions on the evolution of their office strategy. 

Canada's commercial property market is facing political, social and economic challenges. For Jon Love, the founder and CEO of KingSett Capital, there's no use sitting around complaining about the problems without also thinking about solutions and generating action.