The Ontario government has issued an emergency order to temporarily pause the enforcement of residential evictions during the provincial declaration of emergency and while the stay-at-home-order is in force. While this does mean that non-payment of rent will not result in an immediate eviction, it does not mean that an eviction will not happen at the end of the State of Emergency.

The Landlord and Tenant Board will continue to hear eviction applications and issue orders, but the enforcement of eviction orders will be postponed for …

Many of you are wondering how soon you will be able to get vaccinated for COVID. The answer is not as clear as most would like.

Doses are provided at no cost by the federal government but the provinces are responsible for the distribution. Because there are so many variables at play – the exact shipment schedule for Canada to receive approved vaccines, the number of vaccines that get approved, the efficiency of the distribution system, details have been both sketchy and frequently changing.

Ontario, like other …

There are new rules for businesses so that Toronto Public Health can better track and control the spread of COVID-19.

Effective immediately, business owners or managers will need to immediately notify Toronto Public Health as soon as they become aware of two or more people who test positive for COVID-19 within a 14-day interval in connection with your workplace premises.

To improve accountability, all workplace outbreaks will be published weekly in the categories determined by Public Health Ontario. They can be found on the Toronto COVID-19 Dashboard.

In …