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A friend just sent us photos of her eating at a dine-in restaurant in Vancouver. The server was wearing a mask and the tables were noticeably distant from one another, but it was dining-in at a white table cloth restaurant! This COVID-19…

In April, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the Canadian Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program, a joint venture between the federal and provincial governments with the aim of assisting commercial landlords and tenants…

It is a widely understood notion that when a tenant subleases premises for the entire remainder of its lease term, the common law will consider that sublease to be an assignment. An assignment transfers all leasehold rights to the…

Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, countless businesses have closed to comply with governmental restrictions. Leases are still in place, commercial properties are still operating (at low to…

If the phrase “co-working space” conjures an image of toque-topped millennials, sitting on bean bag chairs, sipping all-you-can lattes as they twirl their ironic facial hair and plot the next Facebook, you haven’t seen the Exchange Cowork.…

As organizations strive to achieve competitive advantage, creating a workspace that boosts collaboration, innovation and productivity is at the top of the agenda for facilities professionals in 2020. Employers are overseeing workforces that…

The tenant defaults. The landlord terminates. The tenant is off to court, seeking relief from forfeiture. The tenant succeeds. The court grants relief, allowing the tenant back into its premises on certain terms and conditions. Sounds like…

Canadians tend to smugness when comparing our social safety net to our southern neighbour. But comparatively, our support for affordable housing is weak following the gutting of social housing expenditures in the late 1990s. Only the…