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Ontario Amends Ambulance Act Regulation to Address Staffing Concerns Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

On April 16, 2020, the provincial legislature passed Ontario Regulation 159/20 in an effort to address some of the ongoing…

Ontario Announces Enhanced Action Plan to Fight COVID-19 in Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes – Limiting Work to a Single LTC Home

Although there is still much that is unknown about COVID-19, one devastating fact has repeatedly been highlighted by public health…

Emergency Order Facilitates Staffing and Work Deployment for Service Agencies Providing Violence Against Women Residential Services and Crisis Line Services

On April 14, 2020, the Ontario Government declared the province-wide state of emergency would continue for a further 28 days,…

Emergency Order Facilitates Staffing, Work Deployment and Streamlined Measures for the Developmental Service Sector in Response to COVID-19

On March 17, 2020, the Ontario Government declared a province-wide state of emergency which was extended on March 31, 2020…

Ontario Government Files a Second Emergency Order to Address Challenges Facing Long-Term Care Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 17, 2020, the Ontario Government declared an emergency pursuant to Order in Council 518/2020. With the expanded powers…

Ontario Government Makes Emergency Order for Staffing and Redeployment for Boards of Health Due to COVID-19

The Ontario government issued an emergency order on April 1, 2020 providing boards of health with broad authority to address…

Ontario Government Makes Emergency Order for Staffing and Redeployment for Health Service Providers Due to COVID-19

On March 17, 2020, the Ontario Government declared an emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the “Act”)…

Ontario Government Files Emergency Order and Amends Regulations Relating to Long-Term Care Homes in Response to COVID-19. Also Amends Retirement Homes Act Regulation

Public health authorities have advised that the elderly and people with underlying chronic or immunocompromising medical conditions are particularly at…

Planning for COVID-19 in the workplace – obligations and considerations for employers

COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan City, China in late 2019. Initially known as “2019 Novel Coronavirus,” the first case…