Halton Hills urging Province to implement freeze on commercial evictions
Published May 26, 2020 at 9:56 pm
During a recent council meeting, a resolution was passed by the Halton Hills Town Council that urges both the Federal and Provincial Governments to enact legislation to protect small businesses tha
During a recent council meeting, a resolution was passed by the Halton Hills Town Council that urges both the Federal and Provincial Governments to enact legislation to protect small businesses that are currently struggling due to the pandemic.
Additionally, the resolution included a call to the Province to prohibit landlords’ from evicting commercial tenants for up to 30 days following the declaration that would see the end of the (COVID-19) emergency.
“Businesses are hurting,” Mayor Rick Bonnette said in a news release. “We will see closures, we will see the impacts on our restaurants, retail storefronts, malls, plazas and other business tenants unless the upper orders of government fulfill their promises to enact measures in aid of our local business owners.”
Further, Bonnette referenced the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) announced by the Federal Government on April 24, and emphasized the need for other supports, such as easing the program’s qualification restrictions and allowing flexibility for tenants to qualify for rent subsidies in events where the landlord does not apply.
“Applications are being accepted now and I encourage business owners to apply for the Commercial Rent Assistance program;” Local and Regional Councillor Jane Fogal said in the same release.
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“It doesn’t matter whether you hold a mortgage or not. This is an opportunity to support your tenants and help keep our economy open,” she continued.
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