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- Canada Announces COVID-19 Loan Program For Larger Businesses with the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Government has announced several aid programs intended to help small business, such as the wage subsidy program and the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance. This week, the Federal Government announced a new aid program aimed at larger businesses, ca … Read more »
- Court Grants Injunction Against Commercial Landlord Who Locked Out Tenant During COVID-19 Pandemic
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a March 19, 2020 Order of Chief Justice Morawetz suspended all residential evictions and/or writs of possession until further notice. However, commercial tenancies were not included in that Order and remain subject to normal rules. However, in addition, Ontario … Read more »
- Court Decides Whether Tenancy is Residential or Commercial After Landlord Locks Tenant Out During COVID-19 Pandemic
In a recent Ontario decision, the court had to decide whether a tenancy was residential or commercial after the lessor locked the lessee out of the premises during the COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened? On March 23, 2019, the lessee signed a two-year commercial lease for the premises in Markham. The … Read more »
- Ontario Court Clarifies Scope of COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium
Even though Ontario issued a moratorium on evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a landlord brought an emergency motion to court to enforce an eviction order. The court refused the landlord’s request. What Happened? The landlord had sold a condominium unit occupied by the tenant in August 2019, wi … Read more »
- Applications for the COVID-19 Federal Wage Subsidy Program to Open on April 27, 2020: Update
As previously noted, the Canadian Government has established a wage subsidy plan that will allow Canadian employers whose business has been affected by COVID-19, to apply for a subsidy of 75% of employee wages for up to 12 weeks, retroactive from March 15, 2020 to June 6, 2020. It will provide up to … Read more »