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- Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties REIT) is Canada's largest real estate investment trust that owns, operates, develops and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial retail, industrial, mixed-use and residential properties across the country; its holdings total approximately 756 properties encompassing 68.0 million square feet of gross leasable area, with a primary emphasis on necessity-based retail centers anchored by supermarkets from its principal tenant Loblaw Companies Limited, as well as standalone supermarkets, industrial facilities and mixed-use developments including residential components. The portfolio spans key regions including Ontario and Quebec, followed by Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, generating the majority of revenue from leasing to necessity-driven tenants. Founded in 2013 and headquartered at 22 St. Clair Avenue East in Toronto, Ontario, the company maintains a strategic alliance with Loblaw Companies Limited—whose parent George Weston Limited holds a 63% interest—granting Choice Properties rights of first offer on Loblaw property sales and development opportunities in Canada. Recent developments include the acquisition of $340.3 million in investment properties subsequent to Q1 2025, primarily through sale-leaseback transactions with Loblaw; in Q3 2025, completion of $17.4 million in transactions such as acquiring a 50% interest in a retail development in Nepean, Ontario for $8.7 million; and TSX approval on November 19, 2024, for a normal course issuer bid to repurchase up to 27,566,130 units over twelve months.