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Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
[Webinar] Cannabis Real Estate Considerations
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Since the publication of our blog, Tenants Beware: The Risks of Landlord Tax Liabilities, draft legislation released by the Department of Finance on August 12, 2024, has proposed a change to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the...more
Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans. They need (or at least want) to change the deal with...more
Last year, in V.I.T. Estates Ltd. v New Westminster (City), 2023 BCCA 183, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) dismissed a challenge to a municipal bylaw that restricted zoning to residential rentals. The court found...more
A recent ruling from the Tax Court of Canada underscores the significance of tenants verifying their landlords' residency status in adhering to any obligations to withhold taxes in accordance with Part XIII of the Income Tax...more
Bennett Jones was pleased to host an oversubscribed NAIOP panel discussion on current issues in office financing, and I am happy to share my key impressions from what was a compelling and thoughtful dialogue....more
What sort of things go through a commercial landlord's mind when receiving a notice from its tenant that the tenant wants consent to assign its lease? The answer is, all sorts of things. The landlord may want the space...more
The Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act, SBC 2022, c 41 (the Act), which came into effect on November 24, 2022, made several important changes to British Columbia's Strata Property Act (the SPA) in an effort to help...more
Le 2 novembre 2020, le gouvernement fédéral a défini le cadre de la Subvention d’urgence pour le loyer du Canada (« SULC ») en déposant le projet de loi C-9, Loi modifiant la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu (Subvention d’urgence...more
Updated October 8, 2020: This blog is a further update to our previous blogs of April 27, 2020, April 30, 2020, May 20, 2020, June 17, 2020 and August 18, 2020....more
Recent Updates - August 24, 2020: Update reflects the extension of a number of emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act. In particular, this extension does not include the...more
Recent Updates - August 13, 2020: Update reflects Windsor-Essex now joining the rest of the Province of Ontario into Stage 3. With all of Ontario is currently in Stage 3, there is a link with respect to the option for...more
Le 16 juillet 2020, la Cour supérieure du Québec (la « Cour ») a rendu un jugement particulièrement intéressant dans l’affaire Hengyun International Investment Commerce Inc. c. 9368-7614 Québec inc. Dans sa décision, le juge...more
Recent Updates - August 6, 2020: Update tracks the extension of the State of Emergency in British Columbia, the end of the State of Emergency in Ontario, the end of all emergency orders with the exception of those...more
On July 16, 2020, the Superior Court of Quebec (Court) issued a noteworthy judgment in the matter of Hengyun International Investment Commerce Inc. v. 9368-7614 Québec inc. In this judgment, Justice Kalichman interpreted the...more
Recent Updates - July 28, 2020: Updates reflect the changes to Stage 3 and the extension of the Emergency Orders in Ontario, the extension of the State of Emergency in British Columbia and the updates to the Alberta...more
Recent Updates - July 21, 2020: Update reflects the changes to the Declaration of Emergency and the rolling out of Stage 3 in Ontario. ...more
Recent Updates - July 13, 2020: Updates to OCERCA are reflected as well as updates to the extension of emergency orders in Ontario, and the extension of the State of Emergency in British Columbia. ...more
Recent Updates - July 7, 2020: Updates reflect the changes in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, as some regular court operations begin to re-open. This update also includes the extension of British Columbia's State of...more
As of June 18th, Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020 (the “Act”) received royal assent and came into force. The Act is an amendment to the Commercial Tenancies Act of Ontario (the “CTA”) and introduces prohibitions...more
Recent Updates - June 29, 2020: Reflects the updates in the extension of the State of Emergency and Emergency Orders in Ontario, the inclusion and restrictions imposed on Windsor-Essex joining Stage 2 in Ontario, and...more
Recent Updates - June 24, 2020: Reflects the updates in mandatory closures in Ontario. In particular, the addition of the Stage 2 roll out in Toronto and Peel Region. ...more
Recent Updates - June 19, 2020: Updates to reflect the passage of Bill 192 that restricts commercial evictions in Ontario and extension of the emergency order in Ontario to June 30, 2020. ...more
On June 16, 2020, Bill 23, the Commercial Tenancies Protection Act (CTPA) passed First Reading in the Alberta Legislature. The CTPA proposes to prevent commercial landlords from evicting tenants or charging penalties if...more
Recent Updates - June 16, 2020: Updates to reflect the roll out of Stage 2 in Ontario and Alberta, proposed Commercial Eviction legislation in Ontario and Alberta, and the extension of the Emergency Order in British...more
On April 24, 2020, The Canadian Federal Government provided some details about the new Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program (CECRA) for small businesses and commercial landlords. The CECRA was announced on...more