VIA Rail Canada announced that it has renewed its lease for its headquarter offices at Place Ville Marie in Montreal. The Corporation, which has been located in the building since the early 1980s, will take advantage of this agreement to consolidate its activities on two floors by 2016. This decision results from the reduction of its management workforce (15% since 2009) and a redesign of individual workspaces in line with current market standards.

The owners of the building, AIMCo and Ivanho Cambridge, who also acts as the building manager, will modernize the space in 2013 in order to provide a more efficient configuration. The new lease will take effect in April 2014. Place Ville Marie has received significant investment over the last ten years for maintenance, renovation and modernization that rank it among the most sought after buildings in Montreal.