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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
On October 26, 2023, Bill 35, the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act received royal assent. Bill 35 was introduced as part of the NDP’s Homes for People Action Plan to combat the housing crisis and intends to regulate...more
Recent Update - June 1, 2020: Updates to the extensions to the emergency orders and easing of restrictions, as well as the changes to Mandatory Closures on certain recreational and outdoor operations, and updated the...more
Recent Updates - May 25, 2020: Update of Ontario information extending all emergency orders and the easing of restrictions. Update with respect to Lease Relief to provide more details with respect to the Canada Emergency...more
Recent Updates - May 19, 2020: Update of Ontario information extending the Declaration of Emergency and the easing of restrictions, as well changes made to Ontario Restrictions on Landlord Enforcement. Update of Alberta...more
Recent Updates - May 4, 2020: Changes made to Ontario Mandatory Closures and to Lease Relief to provide more details of the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program, to Alberta and BC Lease Relief to...more
April 27, 2020: Changes made to Ontario Restrictions on Landlord Enforcement and to Lease Relief to describe the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program, and to Alberta and BC Restrictions on Landlord...more
On October 26, 2017, the provincial government introduced Bill 16, which amends the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and other acts. The proposed amendments were introduced in the context of public concern about alleged...more