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COVID-19 pandemic

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.…

Building

Residential tenants, landlords face dilemma as rent comes due on April 1

John Chidley-Hill - The Canadian Press Mar 26, 2020

As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ripples across Canada, another wave may crest within the week as rent comes due for residential tenants. April 1 is a pressing deadline for tenants and landlords alike as the novel…

Real Estate

Average monthly rent drops 3 per cent in Canada

Building Mar 25, 2020

According to the March National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting, the national average rental rate dropped 3 per cent month over month and 3.4 per cent year over year. Average monthly rent was down or…

Construction

Construction labour groups raise concerns over job site safety amid outbreak

Ian Bickis - The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2020

TORONTO — Construction labour groups are raising concerns about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic as companies and governments respond with a range of strategies. The Ontario Construction Consortium, a group that…

Real Estate

Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver real estate boards urge suspension of open houses

Ian Bickis - The Canadian Press Mar 24, 2020

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional and Ontario real estate boards have urged realtors to stop holding open houses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, following a similar move by the Greater Vancouver Area board last week. TRREB, which…