Cominar said it intends to sell another C$1 billion to C$1.5 billion worth of properties.

The assets being sold to Slate include 97 properties located in the Greater Toronto Area, Atlantic provinces and in western Canada, the company said.

Cominar said proceeds from the asset sale would be used to reduce debt by about C$875 million. The company had C$4.4 billion in debt as of Sept. 30.

The deal is expected to close by the end of March, Cominar said.

(Reporting by John Benny and Anirban Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)