- Business
- True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: TNT.UN), an unincorporated open-ended real estate investment trust established in 2012 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of approximately 38 to 44 commercial properties totaling around 4.5 million square feet located in urban and strategic secondary markets across Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario; the portfolio emphasizes long-term leases with government and credit-rated tenants, including the Government of Canada, generating stable rental income from office, industrial and multi-tenant retail spaces with weighted average lease terms of about 4.3 years and occupancy rates near 94%; the REIT targets high-credit tenants to deliver reliable monthly cash distributions alongside long-term unit value appreciation through active portfolio management and opportunistic growth. In 2025, the REIT completed sales of two non-core assets, executed 291,600 square feet of new and renewed leasing including 168,400 square feet in the first nine months with a 7.1-year weighted average term and 1.1% spreads on renewals, amended its revolving credit facility to $75 million maturing December 2025, and refinanced substantially all 2025 debt maturities totaling over $228 million plus $8.5 million in new financing at blended rates of 4.39% to 4.87% with terms of 2.8 to 3 years, bolstering its balance sheet while maintaining core occupancy above 93% and advancing strategic deleveraging.