Businesses could qualify for one more month of rent relief as program extended

By: The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified:

Advertisement

Advertise with us

OTTAWA - The government announced on Friday that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program has been extended once again, and will now cover a portion of August’s rent for businesses that qualify.

Read this article for free:


By clicking the button above, an account will be created and you will begin to receive some of our recommended newsletters. You may opt out of any newsletter by visiting your Email and Communication Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of any email.

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Digital Subscription

One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 31/07/2020 (2273 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

OTTAWA – The government announced on Friday that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program has been extended once again, and will now cover a portion of August’s rent for businesses that qualify.

To get the rent assistance, businesses will not have to prove a 70 per cent decline in sales for July or August, but will have to show a 70 per cent revenue shortfall that qualified them for CECRA in April, May and June.

The program’s low adoption rate was previously criticized by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which cited the onus on landlords and stringent requirements.

But on Friday, the government said that thousands of new applications are being regularly submitted, “demonstrating a strong interest in CECRA from property owners and small business tenants.”

About $613 million has been paid out to 63,000 tenants as of Thursday, the government said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2020.

Related Articles

Commercial-rent program disastrous for businesses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference following a cabinet swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, July 18, 2018. The Liberal government wants to create an

Advertisement Advertise With Us

Report Error Submit a Tip

Advertisement

Learn more about Winnipeg Free Press Advertising solutions

More Stories

Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press files Winnipeg Jets goaltender Clay Stevenson said Monday that ‘hockey was the special bond’ he had with his mom, Holly, and that when he wanted to quit the sport at 16, she was the one who convinced him to keep playing.

Clay Stevenson credits therapeutic side of hockey in learning to live with mother’s suicide

Mike McIntyre 7 minute read Preview

Clay Stevenson credits therapeutic side of hockey in learning to live with mother’s suicide

Mike McIntyre 7 minute read Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

Hockey has always been more than just a game to Clay Stevenson. That was especially true after he suffered the biggest loss of his life: his mother, Holly, died by suicide seven years ago.

Read
Monday, Oct. 19, 2026
MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS 1:13 PM Kevin Klein talks about his campaign over lunch at the Red Top Drive Inn. For day-in-the-life story. Reporter: Malak Abas 261005 - Monday, October 05, 2026.

Campaign blunder: Klein features wrong city in election video

Malak Abas 4 minute read Preview

Campaign blunder: Klein features wrong city in election video

Malak Abas 4 minute read Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

A paid ad from mayoral candidate Kevin Klein on his commitment to Winnipeg has been pulled after commenters noticed one small error: the footage used in the ad was actually of Edmonton.

Read
Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

Puzzles Palace

1 minute read Friday, Oct. 16, 2026

To solve our puzzles, please subscribe with this special offer: |

Flourishing improv fest ready to make the ‘Peg laugh

Flourishing improv fest ready to make the ‘Peg laugh

Ben Waldman 5 minute read Preview

Flourishing improv fest ready to make the ‘Peg laugh

Ben Waldman 5 minute read 2:01 AM CDT

When the first Winnipeg Improv Festival happened in 2000, its organizers had no idea what they were doing, or what the festival should look like.

Read
2:01 AM CDT
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS A friend of four teens killed in an MVC visits a memorial placed at the intersection of highways 8 and 229 just west of Winnipeg Beach Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Four teens were killed when the westbound vehicle they were travelling in on 229 was hit by a van travelling south bound on 8. reporter: ?

Letters, Oct. 21

6 minute read Preview

Letters, Oct. 21

6 minute read Updated: 7:52 AM CDT

I am a citizen of the Interlake who is deeply alarmed about the ongoing and deplorably unsafe condition of Highway 8, caused by the poor planning and implementation of the massive construction project that, ironically, is being done to increase public safety.

Read
Updated: 7:52 AM CDT
Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Local Police HQ Outside photos of the Winnipeg Police Headquarters. For story on Garth Samorang, Commissioner of the WPS news presser at the Legislative Building Monday. OCT 19TH, 2026

Police HQ report ‘outrageous’: Kinew

Joyanne Pursaga 6 minute read Preview

Police HQ report ‘outrageous’: Kinew

Joyanne Pursaga 6 minute read Yesterday at 6:18 PM CDT

Premier Wab Kinew says public inquiry findings that taxpayers were overcharged more than $40 million for the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters project and two city leaders broke the public trust are “outrageous.”

Inquiry commissioner Garth Smorang’s report, which was released Monday, concluded former mayor Sam Katz “violated the public trust” and council code of conduct, while the city’s former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl suffered from a “complete lack of a moral compass.”

Smorang also found the city was overcharged $43.3 million for the project, with $42 million of that going to key contractor Caspian Projects.

“It’s outrageous that people who were elected betrayed the public here in the city. It’s outrageous that there were people in business who ripped you off, ripped me off — I was paying property taxes in Winnipeg at the time — and ripped all of us off to the tune of $43.3 million. That’s crazy,” said Kinew.

Read
Yesterday at 6:18 PM CDT