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Canada releases draft legislation for Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy

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Executive summary

The Canadian Government has released its long-anticipated draft legislation for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)1 program along with two related backgrounders.2

Structured in a manner similar to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the CERS takes over where the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program (CECRA) left off.3 Under the CERS, qualifying organizatio…