Articles and commentary on the trends, regulations, and deal flow shaping the Canadian self storage industry.
JBW Commercial | June 22, 2026 | Figures in CAD unless noted On June 22, 2026, Public Storage (NYSE: PSA), the largest owner of self-storage in the world, announced an agreement to acquire Public Storage Canada...
By Patrick Wood, Partner, JBW Commercial | June 2026 Every cycle leaves a bill to be paid, and for Canadian self storage the bill is coming due now. A large share of the facilities bought, built,...
JBW Commercial | Self Storage Market Insight | June 2026 On June 8, 2026, FMS Capital Trust confirmed it had closed on five self-storage facilities across Southern Ontario, a portfolio acquired from Vaultra Storage. For anyone...
A roughly $180 million Ontario acquisition pushed BCI’s portfolio past 22,000 units in a single year. Here is what institutional buyers are telling the rest of the market. By Patrick Wood, Partner, JBW Commercial | June...
By Patrick Wood, Director, Canadian Self Storage Association | May 2026 It is a real honour to share that I have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Self Storage Association. I do...
Field notes from the 21st Annual CSSA Western Canadian Conference in Whistler. The five issues every Canadian self storage investor should walk into this year's event ready to discuss, from property tax assessment risk to financing...
JBW Commercial | Canadian Self Storage Investment Insights | April 2026 The Canadian self storage market has spent the past decade living in the slipstream of its larger American counterpart. Institutional capital, operating platforms, pricing technology,...
By Patrick Wood Commercial Real Estate Broker | Canadian Self Storage Specialist The self-storage industry converged on San Antonio this spring for the Self-Storage Association’s annual conference, and the energy on the ground told a clear...
By: Patrick Wood Self-Storage Real Estate Specialist at JBW Commercial Across British Columbia and throughout Canada, municipal councils face a constant balancing act when it comes to land use. Competing demands from residential developers, commercial interests,...
Canada’s economy is currently experiencing a notable deceleration highlighted by the recent surprise announcement that GDP growth fell to 0% in November 2025 after contracting in October. This stalling of growth was counter to predictions of at least slow growth in...