COVID-19
Toronto, Peel and Ottawa Regions Move to “Modified Stage 2,” Further Business Support from Federal and Ontario Governments
Ontario announced 939 new positive COVID-19 cases today, its highest daily case count to date. This comes as the province conducted over 44,900 tests and as they continue to ramp up testing across Ontario, in the face of a significant backlog and limited contact...
Ontario Responds as Cases Grow in Hotspot Regions
Introduction of Reduced Social Gathering Limits for Hotspot Regions Today, the Ontario government announced it is reducing social gathering limits in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa to combat the recent spike in cases in these regions. Effective tomorrow, September 18, 2020...
COVID-19 Update Government of Canada actions on COVID-19
Today, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough and new Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland announced the government’s plans to transition recipients of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to Employment...
Managing Pandemic and Economic Recovery Increases Ontario Deficit to $38.5 billion
Toronto, Queen’s Park: Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips released the province’s 2020-2021 First Quarter Finances at Queen’s Park today, August 12, 2020. The Minister also offered an update on Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19. Speaking to the very...
Ontario Announces the Reopening of Schools, Childcare Update and Action on Justice Gillese’s Long-Term Care Recommendations
Education Overview Today the provincial government announced that all publicly funded elementary schools will open on a full-time basis starting September 8, 2020. Most secondary schools will reopen under an adapted model, including a staged class schedule. In-person...
COVID-19 Update – Ontario Stage 3 and Long-Term Care Commission Launch
Peel and Toronto Move to Stage 3 Reopening Today the provincial government announced that the Region of Peel and Toronto will enter Stage 3 of Ontario’s Framework for Reopening our Economy effective Friday, July 31, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. The Windsor-Essex region is the...
COVID-19 Update – Ontario Government actions on COVID-19
Today the provincial government announced that seven more regions will enter Stage 3 of reopening Ontario’s economy this Friday, joining the 24 regions that entered into Stage 3 last week. Effective Friday, July 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., Durham, Halton, Hamilton,...
COVID-19 Update Government of Canada actions on COVID-19
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced details of the government’s plan to revamp and extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), plus a one-time support payment for those living with disabilities. Revamped Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy The CEWS was the...
COVID-19 Update Government of Canada actions on COVID-19
Prime Minister Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Freeland announced a $19 billion “Safe Restart” plan this afternoon, targeted at the provinces, territories and municipalities. This spending package comes on the heels of several weeks of negotiations, providing $5...