Canada releases draft legislation for Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy

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…