There have been no announcements federally about implementing additional protection measures (such as forgiving rent or suspending evictions) for residential tenants. In Alberta, the government introduced temporary protections for tenants (under the Residential Tenancies Act and Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act). As of August 14th, 2020, all of these protections have ended: Landlords can now evict tenants for non-payment of rent or utilities or both so long as they comply with the laws. Landlords could not evict for this reason between March 27 and May 1, 2020. Landlords can now increase rent if proper notice is given. Landlords could not increase rent while Alberta's State of Public Health Emergency was in effect. But landlords cannot retroactively collect rental increases--landlords cannot now collect rental increases that were supposed to take effect while the Public Health Emergency was in effect. Landlords can now apply late fees to late rental payments after June 30th. Landlords could not apply late fees on rental payments between April 1 and June 30, 2020. But landlords cannot retroactively collect late fees--landlords cannot now collect late fees on late payments between April 1 and June 30, 2020. Landlords and tenants are encouraged to work together to come up with a payment plan if a tenant is struggling with rent due to COVID-19. Landlords are no longer required to show a payment plan before applying to end the tenancy or recover possession. This protection was in place until August 14, 2020. But if the landlord and tenant made an agreement, that agreement remains in effect for the agreed-upon period. For more information on tenant protection measures, see the Government of Alberta's information on rental evictions. Tip for tenants: If you have concerns about paying rent because of the pandemic, you may be eligible for financial assistance through the federal government. For more information, refer to the financial assistance resources under \\"Resources\\" below.