Plaza Retail REIT engages in the activities of a developer, owner, and manager of retail real estate located primarily in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. The company is headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick and currently employs 89 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-01-08. The Trust is a retail property owner and developer, focused on Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Its portfolio includes interests in approximately 211 properties totaling approximately 8.9 million square feet across Canada and additional lands held for development. The Trust’s portfolio largely consists of open-air centers and stand-alone small-box retail outlets and is predominantly occupied by national tenants with a focus on the essential needs, value and convenience market segments. The properties are indirectly held by Plaza through its subsidiaries and through joint arrangements. The Trust's portfolio of properties is located in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.