For retailers with stores in BC: Eviction protection to small businesses eligible for CECRA
June 1, 2020BC has announced that small businesses eligible for rent support from the federal government under the CECRA program will be protected from evictions by an order under the Emergency Program Act. Eligible businesses whose landlords choose not to apply for the federal CECRA program will be protected from evictions due to unpaid rent payments through to the end of June 2020.
The order restricts the termination of lease agreements and the repossession of goods and property. More information here.