Connect CRE Canada 2026

Canada’s housing market is at an inflection point. As population growth remains strong and supply struggles to keep pace, developers and owners face a complex mix of rising construction costs, capital market recalibration, evolving buyer and renter preferences, and shifting government policy. Experts break down where development pencils in 2026—and where does it not, construction financing realities, CMHC-insured versus conventional debt strategies, and how capital is being allocated between condo and purpose-built rental. Find out how immigration trends, policy shifts, incentives, and affordability mandates are reshaping demand, valuations, exit strategies, and overall investor appetite.

• Howard Paskowitz
  Starlight Investments
• Adrian Rocca
  Fitzrovia

• Sarah Quinn (Moderator)
  Connect Commercial Real Estate
• Peter Altobelli
  Yardi Canada Ltd.

After several years of market recalibration, institutional capital is selectively returning to Canadian real estate—but with new expectations around structure, risk, liquidity and performance. From pension funds and sovereign capital to private equity, REITs and credit platforms, the capital stack is evolving. Investors are underwriting differently, sponsors are rethinking structures, and cross-border flows are reshaping pricing across multifamily, industrial, retail, office and alternative sectors including data centres, student housing and self-storage. Institutional investors, capital raisers, lenders and advisory leaders explore how capital is actually being deployed nationally in 2026.

• Kathy Black
  Fiera Real Estate
• Colin Lynch
  TD Asset Management
• Daniel Simunac
  Stonebridge Financial
• Joshua Sonshine
  CBRE
• Anthony Staffieri
  Fengate

• Sam Chandan
  NYU Stern School of Business

From acquisitions and dispositions to recapitalizations, developments, and financings, today's transaction environment requires creativity, discipline, and a clear understanding of market dynamics. This panel brings together active market participants from multifamily, industrial, office, retail, and mixed-use sectors to discuss where deal flow is occurring, how transactions are being structured, what buyers and lenders are underwriting, and where they see the best opportunities for investment and growth in the months ahead.

• Taylor Brown
  Salthill Capital
• Damon Conrad
  REMAX Canada
• Coralie Olson
  Partner