coronavirus pandemic.“Our government wants to ensure that tenants looking for housing, especially those on low incomes, will have all the support they need in the coming weeks,” said Quebec Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Andree Laforest in a statement.The plan comes as the province’s traditional moving day, which is on July 1, looms and vacancy rates remain low.
In Montreal, the city estimates about 115,000 people move in June and July — with thousands loading trucks and carrying furniture up spiral staircases on Canada Day.As part of the plan, the province is investing $21 million in emergency funding to help 1,800 low-income households pay their rent.Tenants who have lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 health crisis will also be.