Demand for space at both shopping centres has strengthened to start the year, with multiple retailers under construction, major brands returning or expanding.
In 2025, CT REIT said it invested approximately $235 million in completed projects and ongoing developments and grew the portfolio by approximately 893,000 square feet of GLA.
Primaris significantly augmented its portfolio in 2025 recycling capital with $1.6 billion of leading enclosed shopping centre acquisitions, and $400 million of non‑core dispositions.
First Capital invested approximately $190 million into its properties during 2025, primarily through development, redevelopment, residential inventory and strategic acquisitions.
JLL forecasts that 65% of former Hudson’s Bay retail space in Canada will be committed within two years, largely through multi-tenant retail strategies.
The Condo Retail Sales Report: Trends and Insights 2019-2024 by JLL examined the condo retail real estate market trends in Toronto, analyzing transaction data to provide insights into market performance and dynamics.
Slate Grocery REIT is an owner and operator of U.S. grocery-anchored real estate. The REIT owns and operates approximately $2.4 billion of critical real estate infrastructure across major U.S. metro markets.
The Welcome Market aims to create a curated retail pop-up experience and to add more opportunities to for Toronto small businesses to connect with customers in-person and network with other like-minded entrepreneurs.
RioCan owns, manages and develops retail-focused, mixed-use properties located in prime, high-density transit-oriented areas where Canadians want to shop, live and work.
SmartCentres REIT reported strong Q4 2024 results with a 98.7% occupancy rate, solid retail demand, and continued growth in mixed-use developments across Canada.
The CT REIT portfolio is comprised of over 375 properties totalling more than 31 million square feet of GLA, consisting primarily of net lease single-tenant retail properties across Canada.