Toronto, Peel and Ottawa Regions Move to “Modified Stage 2,” Further Business Support from Federal and Ontario Governments

COVID-19

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

COVID-19

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...

Managing Pandemic and Economic Recovery Increases Ontario Deficit to $38.5 billion

COVID-19, Insight

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

COVID-19

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

COVID-19

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...