Ontario Has Declared a Second State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 and Announced a Stay-at-Home Order and Other New Measures
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On January 12, 2021, the Ontario government declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for a second time, and announced that it will issue a stay-at-home order and implement other new measures to help curb the transmission of COVID-19. The emergency was declared under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act […]
Toronto Has Announced New Public Health Requirements for Workplaces and Plans to Publicly Report Workplace Outbreaks
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On January 4, 2020, the City of Toronto (“Toronto” or the “City”) announced new measures to combat COVID-19 in Toronto workplaces and to promote transparency regarding outbreaks. Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health issued a Letter of Instruction to implement additional public health requirements for workplaces in the City, pursuant to the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible […]