Links - Canada

Government Department
British Columbia - Provincial Government
http://www.gov.bc.ca
This service is provided by the Government of British Columbia and provides links to Crown Corporations, government offices and sources of government information that are currently available on the web.
BC Stats
http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/
This site is a source of statistical and related information for BC.
BC Land Use Coordination Office
http://www.luco.gov.bc.ca/
This site contains information on BC land use.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/cmhc.html
The CMHC site is a source of a wide range of real estate and related information. CMHC provides access to press releases, housing information and market analysis.
Government of Canada
http://www.canada.gc.ca
Government of Canada Primary Internet Site (Canada Site) is the Internet access point through which Internet users around the world can obtain information about Canada (map), the Government of Canada and its programs and services (quick access: InfoCentre).
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca
Includes biographies of the Minister, Parliamentary Secretary and Secretaries of State, Industry Canada's mandate, departmental structure, acts and regulations, regional offices, the Industry Portfolio, departmental programs, a telephone directory, and Budget 2000 information.
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
The Statistics Canada website is an excellent resource for a wide variety of statistical information. Information about the Canadian population, various social indicators, the consumer price index and retail sales are all available at this location. This site also provides access to the Stats Canada publication The Daily which provides the first official release of various statistical publications and information.
Strategis
http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca
Strategis is Industry Canada's comprehensive site that services big industry and small business. Here you'll find a geographical guide to business information (Canadian Business Map), business information by sector, Canadian industry statistics and lots of information about technology.

Real Estate & Property Agencies / Companies
Developers
Appia Developments
http://www.appiadev.com/
Specializes in construction and sale of condominiums, townhouses, and single-family lots.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation
http://www.cadillacfairview.com/
One of Canada's foremost owners and operators of property, with over three decades of innovative real estate development experience.
Euro-Pacific Development Group
http://www.europacific.com/
Family owned group of companies that builds quality real estate developments in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Minto Developments Inc.
http://www.minto.com/
Real estate development operations in Ottawa, Toronto and southern Florida.
Spectra Group
http://www.thespectragroup.com
An investment and development company specializing in commercial and hotel projects.
400 Management Group
http://www.escape.ca/~pod/
Commercial real-estate development, leasing, and management.
Contractors
BFC Construction Corporation
http://www.bfc.ca/
Canadian company specializing in civil, building, nuclear, industrial, utilities, and pipeline construction.
Giffels Canada
http://www.giffels.com/
Consulting and contracting organization offering a broad range of architectural, engineering, management and construction services worldwide.
Ledcor Industries
http://www.ledcor.com/
International general contractor.
M-U Construction
http://www.muconstruction.com
Commercial, residential, and industrial contractors.
Ontario Wood Custom (OWC)
http://www.owc-ca.com/
Specialize in general contracting, construction services, and custom millwork, commercial and residential.
Simard-Beaudry
http://www.simard-beaudry.com/
General contractor for civil engineering projects and producer of crushed stone, asphalt and concrete blocks.
Consultancy Firms
Anderson Associates Financial Services
http://www.anderson.on.ca/
Offers mortgage consulting and placement services for home buyers, home owners, renters, and realtors.
CAROL - Canadian Apartments for Rent Online
http://www.carol.ca/
Residential and commercial property searching service. Colour pictures, floor plans, maps, and audio-visual presentations are available.
CB Commercial Real Estate Group Canada Inc.
http://www.cbrichardellis.ca/
Provides commercial property leasing and sales brokerage, consulting and property management services.
Comput-a-Search Inc.
http://www.computasearch.ca/
Specializes in developing real estate software for both residential and commercial systems.
Kellough, Pestl, Singh Associates Inc.
http://www.kps-inc.com/
Real estate appraisals, consulting and litigation support services.
Moss Realty Inc.
http://www.mossrealty.com
A Calgary based commercial real estate company specializing in creative office leasing solutions.
Royal LePage Commercial Inc.
http://www.royallepage.com/
Offers a range of commercial real estate services
Suncorp Valuations Ltd.
http://www.suncorp.ca/
Industrial, commercial and residential real estate appraisal.
Architects
Architechnics
http://www.architechnics.com
The company has done a variety of work including residential, commercial, institutional, retail, and recreational.
Bortolotto Design
http://www.bortolotto.com
A full service architecture and interior design firm
Erica Moghal
http://www.home.istr.ca/`emoghal
A design build business, specializing in residential renovations, industrial building renovations and custom built homes.
Levitte Architect Limited
http://www.total.net/`levitt/
An innovative architectural and urban design firm based in Toronto, Canada.
Number Ten Architectural Group
http://www.numberten.com
Provides architecture, interior design, facility management and construction consulting services.
Thomas Dishlevoy Architecture
http://www.tda.bc.ca/
A multi-disciplinary architectural firm.
Vic Davies Architect
http://www.vicdaviesarchitech.bc.ca
Has been involved in a wide variety of award winning recreational, commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-family projects.
Agents
Century 21 Canada
http://www.century21canada.com/
Residential, commercial and office information across Canada.
Homelife Realty
http://www.homelife.com/
Residential and commercial property listings. Users can access office locations, community profiles, salespeople, corporate franchise information and a database search function. Serves Western Canada.
Homehunters
http://www.homehunters.com/start.html
Specialises in residential property. Helps buyers search for suitable properties and negotiates on their behalf. Also has real estate statistics.
RE/MAX Canada
http://www.remax.ca
RE/MAX Canada is a Canadian Real Estate Organization offering Real Estate Services throughout Canada.
Wim A. Levert
http://www.hortreal.com/
Specialists in horticultural properties.

Professional Organizations / Associations
Appraisal Institute of Canada
http://www.aicanada.org
This site provides information about career opportunities in the appraisal industry, current events in both the real estate and appraisal industries, as well as a database of appraisers. In addition, this site provides access to a collection of various publications covering real estate related topics.
Appraisal Institute of Canada
Albert Land Surveyors' Association
http://www.also.ab.ca
The Alberta Land Surveyors' Association is a self-governing professional association legislated under the Land Surveyors Act. The Association regulates the practice of land surveying for the protection of the public and administration of the profession.
Association of Newfoundland Land Surveyors
http://home.thezone.net/~anls/
Professional, self-regulating body which governs the public and professional interests of land surveying in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
http://www.aols.org/
Seeks to regulate the practice of professional land surveying and ensure that the public interest is paramount.
British Columbia Association
http://www.appraisal.bc.ca/
Represents, promotes, and supports members in the counseling, analysis, and evaluation of property.
Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)
http://realtors.mls.ca/crea
The Canadian Real Estate Association site is a source of valuable real estate related information. This site includes MLS® information, statistical summaries, recent real estate news, and a clickable map of real estate associations across the country.
Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA)
http://www.chba.ca
"The voice of Canada's residential construction industry", represents more than 6,000 member firms across Canada.
Appraisal Institute of Canada
Calgary Real Estate Board
http://www.creb.ab.ca
This site provides information about the Calgary Real Estate Board. It is a source of general information regarding marketing statistics, properties for sale, finding a REALTOR, commercial and board information.
Canadian Council of Land Surveyors
http://www.interlog.com/~ccls/home.html
A national organization comprised of member provincial associations
Corporation of Land Surveyors of British Columbia
http://www.islandnet.com/~bclsweb/
British Columbia Land Surveyors Association.
MTO Consultant Assignment
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/about/consult/
Contains information regarding MTO Consultant Assignments for engineering and related services, registration information and listings of upcoming projects.
Nova Scotia Association
http://www.nsappraisal.ns.ca/
Includes current information about real estate appraisers and professional development information.
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.geocan.nrcan.gc.ca/lsd/
Legal Surveys Division and the International Boundary Commission.
Ontario Association
http://www.oaaic.on.ca
Offers real estate appraisal of homes, industrial buildings, and government installations.
Property Assessment Appeal Board
http://www.assessmentappeal.bc.ca
The Board resolves appeals filed from the decisions of the Property Assessment Review Panels and appeals filed under the Forest land Reserve Act. Its purpose is to receive, validate and resolve appeals in a just, consistent, timely and cost efficient manner. The website offers complete information and instructions for filing assessment appeals.
Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC)
http://www.realestatecouncil.bc.ca
The Real Estate Council of British Columbia offers information about licensing requirements, interpretations of and changes to the Real Estate Act, the procedure and a form for filing complaints, plus lists of Council members and staff.
Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac)
http://www.realpac.ca
REALpac is Canada's premier industry association for investment real property leaders. REALpac's mission is to bring together the country's real property investment leaders to collectively influence public policy, to educate government and the public, and to ensure stable and beneficial real estate capital and property markets in Canada. REALpac members currently own in excess of $150 Billion CAD in real estate assets located in the major centres across Canada, and its members include real estate investment trusts, publicly traded and large private companies, banks, brokerages, crown corporations, investment dealers, life companies and pension funds.
Society of Industrial Office Realtors Canada (SIOR)
http://www.sior.on.ca/sior/
Seeks to establish, maintain, and sustain a designation of the highest level for commercial real estate service providers.
Society of Industrial Office Realtors Canada (SIOR)
The Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia
http://www.landcentre.ubc.ca/foundation
Foundation uses its resources for the benefit of British Columbians by supporting efforts that improve all aspects of land use and real estate practices.
2000 Sun and Polaris Ephemeris for Surveyors
http://www.cadastral.com/2000ephs.htm
The above versions contain Sun and Polaris Ephemeris for the year 2000 suitable for use by land surveyors. These documents were generated by jerry wahl and verified by spot checks with the Astronomic Almanac.

Academic Organizations
Universities & Institutes
Appraisal Institute of Canada
http://www.aicanada.org
This site provides information about career opportunities in the appraisal industry, current events in both the real estate and appraisal industries, as well as a database of appraisers. In addition, this site provides access to a collection of various publications covering real estate related topics.
Canadian Property Rights Research Institute (CanPRRI)
http://www.propertyrights.net
This website seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow considerations of more mechanisms to define and defend property rights.
Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI)
http://www.cci.ca
Assists its members in establishing and operating successful condominium corporations through education, publications, workshops, and technical assistance.
Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI)
Real Estate Institute of British Columbia (REIBC)
http://ww.reibc.org
The Real Estate Institute of British Columbia provides information about courses and membership, plus a directory of members and other useful tidbits.
Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC)
http://www.reic.ca
Not-for-profit membership organization, educating and certifying real estate professionals.
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
http://www.raic.org/
Voluntary national association representing professional architects, and faculty and graduates of accredited Canadian Schools of Architecture.
UBC Centre for Real Estate & Urban Land Economics (RULE)
http://www.commerce.ubc.ca/RULE/rule.html
It is a research centre within the Urban Land Economics Division of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of British Columbia.

General
Canada's Most Referred Real Estate Agents (CMRR)
http://www.cmrr.com
CMRR is an association of over 6,000 of the top Real Estate Agents across the nation
E-Space Connextions
http://www.e-space.com/homeindex.cfm
Network for commercial real estate in Canada. Provides owners, tenants and brokers a variety of services. Also has listings of commercial, industrial and retail real estate for sale and lease. Also has internet consulting services.
The Canadian Real Estate Pages
http://www.realestate-canada.com
A source for real estate information on Canada. It is designed to help homebuyers, realtors, real estate agents, and For Sale By Owners, to meet in one place to buy and sell homes, recreational property, commercial real estate etc.
The Market ICI World Commercial Real Estate Network
http://www.iciworld.net
A commercial real estate information service
US Canada Real Estate Connection
http://www.referrals.nu
Search for a Realtor by name, firm name, state, province or other keywords.