Queen's Real Estate Law Association is a new club at Queen's Law for the 2020/21 academic year.
We are a group of students who share a common interest in real estate law, planning and municipal law and construction law.
01/09/2021
Finders keepers? What do you think?
New homeowners who discovered hidden troves of cash — and how Canada’s courts decided who got it The 2017 discovery of $500,000 hidden in an Alberta home’s basement is only the most recent case involving found money, writes Bob Aaron
10/06/2020
Even in a global pandemic - the Greater Toronto Area continues to grow! Check out this article from Urban Toronto about the biggest stories in real estate, development and construction in September. Most notably, construction is well under way at 2 of the tallest commercial/residential buildings in Canada - Pinnacle One Yonge (3 towers at 98, 80 and 65 stories) and The One (85 stories).
Topping Off September 2020: What's Hot on UrbanToronto | UrbanToronto We look back at a busy month on UrbanToronto, checking up on what the most read stories were, the busiest project threads, and the most viewed project database files, as construction and plans for the future of Toronto just keep on coming.
10/05/2020
Last spring, the federal government introduced the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CERCA) program which provides commercial property owners with forgivable loans to cover 50% of a few monthly rent payments for “eligible” small business tenants. According to the federal government, the loans to property owners would be forgiven if the property owners agreed to reduce their tenants’ rent by 75% and not evict the tenants while the program was running. The subsidy was significant because it would have provided relief to many small business owners who had been facing insurmountable financial pressures due to COVID-19 and the resulting loss of business for the first half of 2020. Although the government extended the program through September - there has been no indication that the program will be further extended.
While it is clear that the government must balance the interests of commercial property owners and small businesses - the decision not to extend the program further raises many concerns for those effected. This article from the CBC provides an interesting insight into the program and outlines calls on behalf of Canadians to have the program further extended.
Troubled pandemic rent subsidy program expires today — and there's no replacement ready | CBC News The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program — the federal program designed to ease the pressure on pandemic-damaged businesses by covering a portion of their rent — expires today, leaving many Canadian businesses in the dark about what Ottawa has planned to replace it.
Join us tonight for Queen’s Law’s first official remote clubs night! We will be presenting some more information about our new club and would love for you to join us.
Look out for the QRELA presentation at 7:10 pm tonight at the zoom link below!
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09/06/2020
Hey QL students 👋 thanks so much for liking our page. Hopefully you will hear more from us within the next few weeks about our plans for the upcoming year.
In the meantime - if you are interested in applying for our executive, please fill out the application linked below! Applications are due September 18 at 9pm (so still plenty of time). We will be loooling for students to fill the following positions:
1L Representatives (3):
Responsible for promoting QRELA and networking primarily with the 1L class. 1L Reps. will also provide event planning and logistical support to QRELA.
Vice-President, Social Media and Communications:
Responsible for crafting QRELA's marketing and communications strategy. Will be primarily responsible for creating content for our social media channels and communicating our events to the Queen's Law community.
Vice-President, Events:
Responsible for managing and designing QRELA events. For this position, we are looking for someone who is creative, entrepreneurial and has some great ideas for exciting and engaging events.
Vice-President, External Relations:
Responsible for communicating with other clubs in the Queen's Law and broader university community. In this role, the VP will build relationships and liaise with other clubs, speakers, students, sponsors and community members in order to facilitate collaborative events.
Vice-President, Finance:
Responsible for maintaining QRELA's budget and ensuring that we have adequate funding for our events and endeavours. Must be comfortable with reaching out to potential sponsors and charities to partner with for fundraising activities.
QRELA Executive Application Queen's Real Estate Law Association is a new club at Queen's Law for the 2020/21 academic year. We are a group of students who share a common interest in real estate law, planning and municipal law and construction law and hope to provide educational, career planning and networking opportunities for...