Canada

Skyscrapers in Toronto, Montreal

Toronto Getting One of Tallest Office Buildings Yet Oxford Properties announced plans to build The HUB, a 60-story office tower in downtown Toronto at the northwest corner of Harbour and...

Legislation breaks ground; tall tower for Toronto.

61-Story Tower for Growing Toronto Suburb Following “lightning-fast sales” of condominiums in multiple towers in its Transit City and Icona developments in the northern Toronto suburb of Vaughn, Cortel Group...

High-rise construction continues throughout the city, according to Urban Toronto.

Developer Plans Mixed-Use Tower Developer QuadReal hopes to build a 64-story mixed-use tower. The structure, which would include office and retail space, would be 298 m tall and cover a...

Landmark projects in Toronto and Vancouver; update on Ontario legislation

Five Towers Make Up Toronto Urban-Renewal Project Hariri Pontarini Architects and Michael de Cotiis, president and CEO of Pinnacle International of Canada, have teamed up on Pinnacle One Yonge, an...

Toronto headlines a variety of updates from the Great White North.

thyssenkrupp Wins Toronto Airport Maintenance Contract thyssenkrupp has been awarded a five-year contract to maintain more than 350 elevators and escalators and two accelerated moving walks at Toronto Pearson International...

TSSA Unexpectedly Rescinds Order

Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has rescinded a sweeping three-year-old upgrade directive. According to CP 24, the industry has reacted with both surprise and anger. At issue are...

Examination of Routes, Tech Jobs in Canada

Canadian Business reported that, as property owners try to cut costs, technicians report a dangerous lack of maintenance. Due to the intense competition between multinational elevator companies, it continued, some...

High rises set for Edmonton, Toronto.

“Iconic” Edmonton Tower Would Be Western Canada’s Tallest The city council in Edmonton has approved rezoning of property in The Quarters next to the Shaw Conference Centre downtown to make...

Condo Tower Points to Edmonton Economy’s Strength

The Encore Tower, a 43-story condominium building near Edmonton, Canada’s Ice District (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016), is under construction and expected to be complete in fall 2019, reflecting what developer...

Toronto, Montreal among tall-building hotspots.

Plan for Trio of Toronto Towers Advances Lanterra Developments’ scaled-back plan for a trio of towers in downtown Toronto between St. Patrick and Simcoe streets has, for the most part,...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings