New Details Emerge about Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program – but Questions Still Remain
On April 16, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the Canadian Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program to help landlords and tenants weather the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, […]
Understanding the Impact of Commercial Rent Deferrals on Landlord GST/HST Remittance Obligations
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, businesses have largely closed on a temporary basis to comply with public health orders across all provinces (though we are now seeing provinces begin to […]
Trudeau, Ford Announce Initial Details of Rental Assistance to Commercial Tenants
The emergency declaration in Ontario and other governmental restrictions, coupled with the ongoing wave of COVID-19, have forced business owners to make difficult decisions, and in some cases, shut down. […]
Trudeau Promises Rental Assistance to Commercial Tenants – But No Details Yet
As the various levels of government continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19, each government’s response continues to evolve. Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario was under a state of […]
WeirFoulds’ commercial leasing group returns with an all-new season of WeirTalking Leasing, podcast series
WeirFoulds LLP’s Commercial Leasing Group is pleased to launch part one of the second season of WeirTalking Leasing – a legal podcast series highlighting the top commercial leasing trends in […]
Keepin’ It Tight with Co-tenancy Clauses
Cannabis Lounges and Cafés on the Horizon in Ontario
In an effort to move towards an open market for cannabis, the Ontario Government recently launched an online consultation to ask the public, businesses, health sector, and other stakeholders about […]
Blazing A New Trail: Ontario To Adopt an Open Cannabis Retail Market
For cannabis retail operators in Ontario, Christmas came early this year when the Ontario government announced that it would be scrapping the widely-criticized lottery system for awarding cannabis retail store […]
Goodbye to “Ghost Hotels”: Tribunal Upholds City of Toronto’s Efforts to Regulate Short-Term Rentals
Changes are coming to how Airbnb and other short-term accommodation marketplace websites operate in Toronto after a failed challenge by a group of landlords to the City of Toronto’s (the […]
Unattractive Properties
WeirFoulds lawyers discuss the good, the bad, and the misunderstood in Canada’s hottest new leasing podcast
WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that its Commercial Leasing Practice Group has launched WeirTalking Leasing, an eight-episode podcast series highlighting today’s top commercial leasing trends in Canada. The series […]
Cannabis and Leasing – Part 2
Cannabis and Leasing – Part 1
Trudeau, Ford Give Canada Day Cannabis Gifts: New Rules for Edibles and Retail Licensing in Ontario
As Canadians start to wind down for the summer holidays, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have gifted retailers and consumers with new and expansive changes to […]
Ontario Government Makes Policy U-Turn: Doug Ford’s Plan for the Private Retail Sale of Cannabis
Fresh off his convincing electoral victory, Premier Doug Ford has announced that he plans to begin the process of scrapping Ontario’s existing approach to the retail sale of cannabis, which […]