CECRA
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The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy: What we know so farThe Liberal government has tabled legislation for its revamped rent subsidy program. Here's what to know.MoneyNov 3, 2020
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O’Toole calls on CRA to pause small business audits due to COVID-19The Conservative leader says his party will also propose changes to the federal wage subsidy and commercial rent relief program.MoneyNov 3, 2020
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Ottawa still promising but not delivering on new commercial rent relief programBusiness experts are calling on the government to make good on their promise to help businesses, saying without it, many will not survive another wave of COVID-19.Sep 30, 2020
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Patio heaters won’t cut it. What will it take for restaurants to survive winter?Year-round outdoor seating is a nice thought — not a solution, one industry representative says.MoneySep 19, 2020
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Coronavirus: Small business advocate calls for more support during reopeningA director of a national small business group is calling for more efficient and accessible government funding to help reopen after the coronavirus pandemic.MoneyAug 4, 2020
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Saskatchewan government puts temporary moratorium on commercial evictionsThe province said these changes are targeted at commercial landlords who are eligible for the federal commercial rent assistance program but are not part of it.EconomyJun 5, 2020
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Kingston small business owner says the CECRA program should be in the hands of renters to applySmall business owners say commercial landlords may not opt into the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program.CanadaJun 1, 2020
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Coronavirus: Struggling London, Ont., small business owner says landlord reluctant to apply for rent relief plan"We've put our life savings and our blood, sweat and tears into our little business and it's going to be taken away because of COVID-19... it's awful."CanadaMay 31, 2020
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PBO predicts $520M price tag for feds’ coronavirus commercial rent relief programParliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says there's a lack of clear precedent for the program, which aims to give small businesses a break on their rent amid the pandemic.EconomyMay 27, 2020
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Alberta survey to ask businesses, commercial landlords about COVID-19 challengesThe Alberta government is urging commercial landlords and tenants in the province to fill out a survey on its website to see get a better sense of challenges businesses are facing in meeting their "financial obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic."EconomyMay 25, 2020
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