Bill 229 (
Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act
(Budget Measures),
2020) received Royal Assent on
December 8, 2020. Bill 229 essentially extended the moratorium
originally imposed under Bill 192 (
Protected Small Business
Act, 2020) (as extended under Bill 204 (
Helping Tenants
and Small Businesses Act,
2020)). The moratorium
under Bill 229 applies to tenancies where the landlord: (i) was
eligible (or would be eligible) to receive assistance under the
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program
( CECRA ); (ii) is receiving or has received assistance
under CECRA; (iii) would be eligible to receive assistance under
CECRA if the landlord entered into a rent reduction agreement with
its tenant containing an eviction moratorium; or (iv) would have