COVID-19 Information Centre
We're all in this together.
Pushor Mitchell is committed to helping our clients through the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the ways we can help is to share our latest news and helpful tips for both individuals and businesses.
As we write more material, it will be added to the collections below.
Our firm’s response:
Courthouse Operations and BC Legal News:
- COVID-19, Builders Liens and Limitation Periods
- The Courts Are Closed – Now What?
– Alfred Kempf - Courthouse Closures Due to COVID-19
Corporate/Commercial Issues:
- New Filing Deadline for Federal Corporations’ Annual Returns
– Paul Tonita - British Columbia Corporations and Societies May Hold Virtual Meetings During COVID-19
– Paul Tonita - COVID-19, Builders Liens and Limitation Periods
- COVID-19 Is Ruining My Business. What Do I Do?
– Paul Tonita - Practical Legal Advice and COVID-19: Relying on Force Majeure Clauses or the Doctrine of Frustration
– Alison Cathcart - COVID-19 and Frustration of Contracts
– Alfred Kempf - COVID-19 Issues: Frustration, Subject-To Clauses and Contracts of Purchase and Sale
Employment Issues:
- New Employment Standards Act Protections For Individuals Impacted by COVID-19
– Colin Edstrom - Province Releases List of Essential Services in BC
– Colin Edstrom - WorkSafeBC Claims for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Update For Workplaces
– Colin Edstrom - Layoffs, Working Remotely and School Closures as a Result of COVID-19
– Colin Edstrom - COVID-19 Q & A
– Alfred Kempf
Landlord/Tenant Issues:
- COVID-19 Commercial Rent Relief
- COVID-19 and Residential Tenancies: I am selling my rental unit to a buyer who would like to evict my tenant and receive vacant possession of the property. How will BC’s temporary eviction ban affect our transaction?
- COVID-19 and Residential Tenancies: Does My Tenant Have to Pay Rent?