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July added to COVID 19 commercial rent relief program

The Canadian Press Jul 2, 2020

OTTAWA — Federal and provincial governments have agreed to extend a commercial rent relief program to help cover July costs for eligible small businesses, with a few changes.The Finance Department says the program will no longer…

Real Estate

Ontario businesses say temporary commercial evictions ban only a start

David Friend - The Canadian Press Jun 10, 2020

TORONTO — Small business owners have spent months urging the Ontario government to hear their pleas for a temporary ban on commercial evictions, but some say the answer they've received doesn't go nearly far enough.A provincial…

Real Estate

Beyond a Bathrobe and Bunny Slippers – Survival Skills for Working from Home

Kate Zabriskie Jun 2, 2020

Working from home by choice or by mandate presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. If you’re new to telecommuting, you might find that without some discipline, you’re waking up well beyond normal work hours and adopting…

Real Estate

As malls re-open across the country, worries grow that consumers won’t come back

Ian Bickis - The Canadian Press May 26, 2020

Malls across the country are beginning to open their doors after weeks of government-mandated shutdowns, but both operators and retail tenants are stepping into uncharted territory amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In the near-term, operators…

Real Estate

Commercial landlords brace for May to be worst yet as tenants grapple with rent

Tara Deschamps - The Canadian Press May 1, 2020

TORONTO — For the last seven years, Jessica Carpinone has always been able to pay rent for the space her artisanal bakery and coffee shop Bread by Us uses in Ottawa.This year is different. Come Friday, there will be no cheque in the…

Construction

Quebec to reopen retail, construction and manufacturing businesses

Giuseppe Valiante – THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 29, 2020

MONTREAL – Quebec's economic recovery plan unveiled Tuesday aims to reopen the province's retail, construction and manufacturing sectors by mid-May, allowing roughly 500,000 people who had been temporarily laid off during the pandemic to…

Construction

Fraud Exposure Putting Canadian Builders at Risk

Caroline Dixon Apr 1, 2020

Fraud is everywhere, in every industry. But for Canadian construction and design firms, the negative impact can be substantial. In their 2018 Report to the Nations, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) cited the median fraud…

Building

Some restaurateurs get rent relief, while others stress over April bills

Aleksandra Sagan - The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2020

Grace An nearly cried after the landlord for her downtown Toronto restaurant called with a compromise: pay half the roughly $5,000 rent in April and May, and pay back the other half over time when business, hopefully, returns to normal.…

Real Estate

Looking Beyond Business as Usual

John T. Anderson Mar 30, 2020

Vast numbers of people around the world have decamped from the workplace to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. According to SHRM, the number of organizations offering remote work options tripled between 1996 and 2016, yet the radical…

Building

Hotel Association of Canada warns of impact of COVID 19 on business

The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2020

OTTAWA — The Hotel Association of Canada is warning that the industry is going to be devastated as travel comes to a halt in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.The association says the hotel industry business has crashed over the…

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