Mississauga.The 23-year-old is one of many post-secondary students who are locked into off-campus lease agreements despite moving back home when classes moved online.“This situation left me in a very bad financial position,” said Haroune, who’s been receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.“I had to rely on CERB to continue paying for my rent because job opportunities were scarce and I was here worrying about an empty apartment hours away from me.” ‘Our customers are 90 per cent Canadian’: U.S.
border businesses struggle amid COVID-19 Haroune said she moved to Ottawa in September 2019 to attend classes, but moved back home after the provincial state of emergency forced the school to close its doors in March and move all courses.