Oct 19, 2026 · Article
Q3 2026 Canadian Self-Storage Investor Update
SmartStop and the ICM Bluebird fund reshaped Canada's self-storage league table in Q3 2026, Public Storage closed its Canadian entry, and JBW's rate survey...
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Market data, provincial reports and plain-language fundamentals for owners, buyers and lenders, written by self storage broker and CSSA director Patrick Wood.
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Small-Town Storage: The Case For and Against Sub-20,000 Square Foot Facilities
Sub-20,000 square foot facilities are where the cap rate spread lives in Canadian storage. The case for and against small-town assets, and how buyers and lenders should underwrite them.
Patrick Wood · October 2026
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The Headline Shrank. The Customer Base Didn’t.
Canada lost 354,000 study permit holders and gained 270,000 seniors. Why the population stall is not a storage demand collapse, who is still arriving...
Oct 12, 2026 · Article
Maple Leaf Doubles Its Ontario Footprint With Former Green Storage Sites
Five former Green Storage stores in Ajax, Keswick, Newmarket and Orillia now operate as Maple Leaf Self Storage. JBW understands it was a sale....
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Browse all →Oct 07, 2026
Flying Blind: Nobody Counts the Canadian Storage Customer
Supply is counted four different ways, demand is not counted at all, and investors pay the difference in lease-up months and loan terms. What the US, UK, Australia and Europe measure about their storage customers, what...
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Sep 30, 2026
The Shrinking Suite: What Smaller New Homes Mean for Canadian Storage Demand
New Canadian apartments are smaller than ever, and parking minimums are gone in Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver. Where that lifts storage demand, where it doesn't, and how to underwrite it, with JBW survey data comparing apartment...
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Sep 29, 2026
SmartStop’s C$74 Million Canadian Fund Stake: What It Means for Investors and Owners
SmartStop is putting C$74 million into a 14-property Canadian storage fund at about 50% occupancy. How the deal is structured, what it means for SmartStop's ranking, and what Canadian investors and owners should take from it.
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Sep 23, 2026
Higher Bond Yields, Two Buyer Pools: What the 5-Year’s Climb Means for Storage Sellers
The GoC 5-year has jumped to 3.69%, about 107 bps above last October, as US Treasuries sell off and markets price Bank of Canada hikes into 2027. SmartStop and Public Storage Maple bonds show institutional storage...
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Sep 22, 2026
State of the Industry: My Presentation at the CSSA Calgary Operator Lunch
On September 16, the Canadian Self Storage Association (CSSA) hosted an operator lunch in Calgary, part of its series of Alberta lunches for self storage owners and operators. The format is simple: a room full of...
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