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Federal Government Injects $1 Billion to Stabilize Canada Post

  The federal government is extending another major financial lifeline to Canada Post, approving a fresh $1‑billion loan facility as the postal service continues to grapple with steep losses and mounting operational pressures. The new funding is designed as a temporary, repayable measure to help the Crown corporation maintain essential services while it pushes ahead with a broad modernization plan. Canada Post has faced years of declining mail volumes, rising parcel competition, and escalating labour and infrastructure costs — challenges that have contributed to billions in cumulative losses. Ottawa has signaled that this latest support comes with an expectation of meaningful reform. Canada Post has already submitted a transformation strategy that includes modernizing delivery networks, updating service standards, and reducing operational inefficiencies. The government has also removed several long‑standing constraints that previously limited the corporation’s ability to adapt. ...
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Real Estate Receiverships on the Rise: A Consequence of Elevated Interest Rates and Construction Costs

 


According to a recent report by The Canadian Press, real estate development projects across Canada are increasingly being pushed into receivership due to elevated interest rates, construction costs and delays, and a slower real estate market. Receiverships are a way for secured lenders to have the court appoint someone to take control of the property and either liquidate it or otherwise maximize the value of the assets. While often thought of as a last resort, experts have seen an increase in receiverships as bigger construction projects with multiple mortgages and parties involved start to run into trouble.

From one of Canada’s tallest condo towers to bare tracts of land, residential development projects across the country are facing financial stress. Smaller developers are finding it hard to get more money as the second-tier lenders they often rely on become more cautious. Ontario has seen the bulk of receiverships in recent months, but over the past year, the process has been applied to everything from a historic bank building in Saint John, N.B., to a fire-plagued apartment in Winnipeg.
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