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News Release February 8, 2021 Public Health Units to Gradually Return to the COVID-19 Response Framework TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is moving to a regional approach and maintaining the shutdown in the majority of the public health regions in Ontario, including the Stay-at-Home order and all […] Read More

  Province Issues Stay-at-Home Order and Introduces Enhanced Enforcement Measures to Reduce Mobility   TORONTO  In response to a doubling in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, the real and looming threat of the collapse of the province’s hospital system and alarming risks posed to long-term care homes as a result of high COVID-19 […] Read More

News Release December 21, 2020   Government Providing Grants of up to $20,000 to Small Businesses Impacted by New Public Health Measures   TORONTO  As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a Provincewide Shutdown. […] Read More

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  News Release Ontario Launches Workplace Education and Enforcement Campaigns November 19, 2020   Inspection Blitzes Helping to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 and Keep Workers Safe TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching a series of education and enforcement campaigns to ensure businesses across the province are taking the necessary steps to keep employees, […] Read More

      News Release November 3, 2020   TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, the Ontario government has developed the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. It ensures that public health measures are targeted, incremental and responsive to help limit the spread of COVID-19, while keeping schools […] Read More

News Release   Ontario Implementing Additional Public Health Measures in Toronto, Ottawa and Peel Region   October 9, 2020   Government Taking Further Steps to Support Small Business in these Hotspots   TORONTO – In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Public Health Measures Table, and local medical officers of health and […] Read More

News Release   Ontario Set to Employ the Largest Number of Labour Inspectors in Provincial History   September 23, 2020 New Inspectors will help Keep Workers Safe on the Job during COVID-19   TORONTO – The Ontario government is launching a recruitment campaign to increase its team of frontline health and safety inspectors by 98 […] Read More