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In response to The Ontario Committee on Taxation Report, the Provincial Government assumed responsibility for property assessment in 1970 to create a uniform assessment system for all Ontario municipalities. The Government introduced market value assessment and the new system was offered to municipal governments on a voluntary basis. [6]
Established in 1997, the Real Estate Council of Ontario is a not-for-profit corporation that regulates the trade of real estate in Ontario in the public interest. On behalf of the Government of Ontario , it administers and enforces the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act , 2002 and its regulations.
Canada is a nation heavily dependent on the real estate industry which accounted for roughly 14% of its GDP in 2020 [126] and over 20% in 2023. [127] There is a high risk that if investor sentiment changes, buyer demand may drop significantly, triggering a vicious cycle of prices declines that snowball . [ 128 ]
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, commonly referred to as Choice Properties, is a Canadian unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest real estate investment trust in Canada, with an enterprise value of $16 billion. [ 1 ]
The Ontario Association of Real Estate Boards (later renamed the Ontario Real Estate Association) was founded in 1922 to organize real estate activities on a province-wide basis. [citation needed] In 1930, the Ontario government brought into law the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act. The government of Ontario codified and regulated the real ...
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is the second-largest real estate investment trust (REIT) in Canada. [2] As of 2024, it has an enterprise value of approximately $14.3 billion and owns 188 properties with a net leasable area of 33 million square feet. [3] The company properties are located across Canada.
First Capital was founded in 1994 as Centrefund Realty through a 1994 IPO. [2] It started with 5 properties, and grew to 70 properties by 2000. [2] In May 2000, Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust briefly entered discussions into buying First Capital. [3]
Canada does not have a national securities regulator, and each province and territory regulates its own capital markets; OSC regulates the capital markets in Ontario. [3] Other notable provincial regulators include the Alberta Securities Commission , the Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec) , and the British Columbia Securities Commission .