COVID-19 GOVERNMENT AND
BUSINESS SUPPORT UPDATES
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State of Emergency extended to May 5, 2021
Stay-at-Home Order and associated restrictions under the Reopening Ontario Act extended to May 20, 2021. Review the restrictions here.
- Closing all non-essential construction
- Capacity limits in-person shopping at 25% (includes grocery, convenient stores, indoor farmer’ markets)
- All outdoor recreation amenities are closed – golf courses, basketball courts, soccer fields, with limited exceptions
- Prohibit all outdoor social gatherings except for people in the same household
- Funerals, weddings, and religious rites ceremonies limited to 10 people indoors or outdoors
- 25% more future vaccine allocations to hot spot communities
- Restricted travel into Ontario from Quebec and Manitoba
What is Essential construction?
Construction activities or projects and related services (including land surveying and demolition services) are essential if they:
- are associated with the health care sector or long-term care, including new facilities, expansions, renovations and conversion of spaces that could be repurposed for health care space
- ensure safe and reliable operations of, or provide new capacity in:
- municipal infrastructure
- provincial infrastructure, including but not limited to, the transit, transportation, resource, energy and justice sectors
- support the operations of, or provide new capacity in, electricity generation, transmission, distribution and storage, natural gas distribution, transmission and storage or in the supply of resources
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support the operations of, or provide new capacity in, schools, colleges, universities or child care centres within the meaning of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014
- are required for:
- the maintenance and operations of petrochemical plants and refineries
- significant industrial petrochemical projects where preliminary work commenced before April 17, 2021
- industrial construction and modifications to existing industrial structures limited solely to work necessary for the production, maintenance or enhancement of personal protective equipment, medical devices such as ventilators and other identified products directly related to combating the COVID-19 pandemic
- would provide additional capacity in the production, processing, manufacturing or distribution of food, beverages or agricultural products
- were started before April 17, 2021 and would provide additional capacity:
- for businesses that provide logistical support, distribution services, warehousing, storage or shipping and delivery services
- in the operation and delivery of Information Technology (IT) services or telecommunications services
- to, or enhance the efficiency or operations of, businesses that extract, manufacture, process and distribute goods, products, equipment and materials
- support the operations of broadband internet and cellular technologies and services
- are residential construction activities or projects and related services
- prepare a site for an institutional, commercial, industrial or residential development, including any necessary excavation, grading, roads or utilities infrastructure
- are necessary to temporarily close construction sites that have paused, or that are not active, to ensure ongoing public safety
- are funded in whole or in part by:
- the Crown in right of Canada or in right of Ontario
- an agency of the Crown in right of Canada or in right of Ontario
- a municipality
- are:
- intended to provide shelter or supports for vulnerable persons or affordable housing
- being funded in whole or in part by, or are being undertaken by:
- the Crown in right of Canada or in right of Ontario
- an agency of the Crown in right of Canada or in right of Ontario
- a municipality
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a service manager as defined the Housing Services Act, 2011
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a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
- a not-for-profit corporation
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Ontario Safely Expands Age Eligibility for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to 40+
Starting Tuesday, April 20, 2021, Ontario will offer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to individuals aged 40 and over at pharmacy and primary care settings across the province. As we continue to fight COVID-19, we are doing everything possible to get as many vaccines into arms as quickly and safely as possible. We continue to be actively engaged with Health Canada on updated AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety. Last week, based on the review of available data from Europe and United Kingdom, Health Canada announced that it was not restricting the use of AstraZeneca vaccine in any specific populations at this time. Read more here.
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If you have questions about any of the above, or about available supports, resources, etc, please reach out. We are here to support you however we can.
Our building remains closed to the public, with our staff working remotely where possible. Virtual appointments are available, and we are always just a phone call or email away.
Stay safe.
Sally & Elaine
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(519) 843-5140
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Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce
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