Healthcare real estate: the resilient asset class
Healthcare real estate has consistently demonstrated characteristics that institutional and private investors value most: long weighted-average lease terms anchored by creditworthy healthcare tenants, demand that is structurally driven by demographics rather than economic cycles, high tenant retention driven by the prohibitive cost of clinical relocation, and growing scarcity of purpose-built medical space in high-growth Canadian markets.
The Canadian healthcare real estate investment universe spans a broad set of asset classes — each with distinct risk-return characteristics. Long-term care homes offer government-backed revenue streams, regulated occupancy, and strong demographic tailwinds. Retirement residences and assisted living facilities benefit from rapidly growing senior cohorts and a structural under-supply of quality seniors housing across Ontario and Alberta. Medical office buildings offer stable, long-duration leases to creditworthy physician and specialist tenants. Dental clinic portfolios and allied health networks — physiotherapy, chiropractic, optometry, and mental health — represent growing consolidation plays with strong sale-leaseback potential. Ambulatory surgical centres, diagnostic imaging facilities, and medical laboratories offer specialized real estate with high replacement costs and strong operational anchors. PRAXIS provides investors with the clinical context and market intelligence needed to underwrite every one of these asset classes with confidence.
PRAXIS advises investors across all major Ontario markets — Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Barrie, Oakville, Kingston, Peterborough, and the 905 belt — and all major Alberta markets — Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray.
Capital Markets Services
Acquisition, development joint ventures, and portfolio advisory for long-term care homes, retirement residences, assisted living, and memory care facilities across Ontario and Alberta.
Monetize owned clinic, dental, or healthcare real estate assets while maintaining operational continuity. Structured to preserve clinical function and long-term operator interests.
Building diversified healthcare real estate portfolios across Ontario and Alberta — MOBs, LTC homes, retirement residences, dental clinics, and ambulatory assets — for institutional and private capital.
Raising capital for healthcare development projects — connecting developers with investor partners for LTC homes, retirement residences, and medical facility programs.
Healthcare sector intelligence and deal sourcing for REITs and open-ended funds building healthcare, seniors housing, and dental real estate allocations in Canada.
Most investment advisors cannot tell you why a medical tenant will or will not renew, how an LTC regulatory change would affect your asset's revenue, or what drives a dental chain operator's site selection logic. Mya Qi's public health background means your investment decisions are informed by someone who understands what your healthcare tenant actually does — and what would drive them to stay, grow, or leave.