It is week 16 and the last day of the month of June - I have to admit that some days it feels like we've been in this situation for a lifetime.  Here are the updates for today:

 

The Federal government has announced their intention to extend the CECRA program by one month - so it will now cover July's rent.  This program was due to end today.  A one month extension is better than nothing but we will continue to push to try and get this program to extend further to cover August and September.  This program is a shared one between the Federal and Provincial governments so both sides need to agree to these extensions.  I will keep you updated on the status of this extension as I receive more information.  As a reminder, the Province of Ontario has a temporary moratorium on commercial evictions covering the months of July and August.

 

This morning the Mayor announced that City Council will be moving to make the wearing of masks in the City of Toronto mandatory anytime that someone is inside a business.  This will take effect on July 7th.  Mask will also be mandatory on the TTC starting this Thursday, July 2.  I know that most of you already have signs up in front of your businesses indicating that customers must wear masks but if you don't have a sign up yet I would suggest preparing one for next week.  

 

Finally, tomorrow is Canada Day - a very different one than we're used to. I hope that you all are able to celebrate the holiday in some way; and, if you are open tomorrow and offering any kind of specials please let me know so we can promote it on our social media platforms.

 

Thanks,

Susan