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As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the
recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely
monitoring updates from governments across Canada. The following
summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been
announced to date in each jurisdiction. We will continue to update
this summary as further measures are introduced across the
country.
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Federal
February 19, 2021: The Minister of
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
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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
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The ban on commercial evictions for certain types of tenancies
has once again been extended. On December 8, 2020, Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from
COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020 ( Act ) received
Royal Assent. The Act re-enacts provisions in Part
IV of the Commercial Tenancies Act, with retroactive effect to
October 31, 2020. These provisions limit landlords abilities
to evict tenants and exercise the right to distress.
Background
The ban on commercial evictions was first imposed through Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020.
The original ban on commercial evictions applied to tenancies (the