17 June 2020

Today the Ontario government introduced legislation to temporarily ban commercial evictions. Many commercial landlords have refused to participate in the CECRA program, administered by both the federal and provincial governments, leaving many small businesses with no ability to carry on business. The legislation will protect commercial tenants from being locked out or having their assets seized due to […]

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million in emergency assistance for beef and hog farmers. The funding will help cover the increased costs of feeding market ready cattle and hogs due to COVID-19 related processing delays, while redirecting surplus pork products to help those in need. This program is intended

During our recovery efforts, businesses and organizations in the CKL should be developing their own, customized workplace safety plan to continue to operate, or to re-open, during Ontario’s phased-in plan. The Ontario government has now released a new guide to assist employers to develop and implement a workplace safety plan, including over 100 sector-specific health

Today the federal government announced that the government is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) by eight weeks.  This extension will make the benefit available to eligible workers for up to a total of 24 weeks. The government has also made changes to the CERB attestation, which will encourage Canadians receiving the benefit to find employment