The Provincial Government recently announced a partnership with the Government of Canada to bring forward a rent assistance program to help Ontario businesses. The program, known as Ontario Canada Emergency…
May 28, 2020 Hon. Steve Clark Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing 17th floor, 777 Bay StreetToronto, ON M7A 2J3 Dear Minister Clark: The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) wants to…
BACKGROUND OREA’s number one priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been your health and safety and that of your clients. When the Ontario Government declared a State of Emergency in…
Hon. Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P. Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty Building90 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5E9 May 14, 2020 Dear Minister: On behalf of the Ontario Real Estate Association…
The federal Government is supporting post-secondary students, and recent post-secondary and high school graduates through the $9 billion Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB). The benefit supports those unable to find…
To help ensure that small businesses have access to the capital they need to see them through the financial challenges that have been created as a result of COVID-19, the…
Despite federal and provincial government supports, a prolonged COVID-19 crisis and the resultant loss of jobs and income will make it difficult for some tenants to pay their rent. As…
Canadian homeowners who are experiencing unstable income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have options when it comes to paying their mortgage. Canada’s big six banks announced options for…
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest moving issues in our lifetime. Nothing compares to this global public health crisis. Governments, at all levels, are continuing to update their action plans daily, and I wanted to share with…