The Ontario government has just released the full list of businesses it deems essential, which exempts them from the forced closures taking place Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:59pm. We wanted to get this list into your hands as quickly as possible given its potential...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has just announced that he will be ordering the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces, effective Tuesday, March 24th at 11:59 p.m. and extending for 14 days. The list of businesses that are permitted to stay open will be released...

The Prime Minister made a number of announcements in his daily media availability today, adding to government announcements from this weekend. Here is a summary of the major points: The Prime Minister sharpened his tone today, suggesting that legal enforcement of...

The federal government made several noteworthy announcements today: Manufacturing & Procurement The Prime Minister said that the federal government is working closely with manufacturers and biotech companies to produce enough supplies for the expected increase of...

During an emergency sitting today, the Ontario Legislature passed two important pieces of legislation to respond to and address the COVID-19 pandemic and growing public health emergency. The Ontario Legislature passed the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious...

The federal government has provided today's update on the COVID-19 response in Canada. Here are the latest developments: The Prime Minister confirmed that the Canadian border will be closed to non-essential travel at 11:59 tomorrow evening, Friday, March 20th. The...

Today Prime Minister Trudeau announced a comprehensive $27.4 billion package of support for individuals and businesses to manage the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Parliament will be recalled to pass this package of measures. The federal government is...

As the rate of COVID-19 infection continues to rise throughout the province, the Government of Ontario announced today that it is taking decisive action by officially declaring “an emergency” and announcing the first set of orders under that declaration.  The Premier...

There is a lot of news to keep on top of, so we will try to make this brief. We want to update everyone on what is happening in Ottawa right now. What we have learned: All federal parties have agreed to suspend Parliament until at least April 20, 2020. The federal...