Government News

Government of Ontario News

Date:	Announcement:	Office:
March 30, 2020	Ontario Extends Emergency Declaration to Stop the Spread of COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 30, 2020	Province Supports Postsecondary Students During COVID-19	Ministry of Colleges and Universities
March 30, 2020	Statement from the Chief Medical Officer of Health	Ministry of Health
March 30, 2020	Ontario Enhancing Public Reporting about COVID-19	Ministry of Health
March 29, 2020	Ontario Stepping Up Measures to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 on Construction Sites	Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
March 28, 2020	Ontario Taking Emergency Measures to Support Long-Term Care Homes During COVID-19	Ministry of Long-Term Care
March 28, 2020	Ontario Protecting Supply Chains To Support COVID-19 Emergency Response	Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
March 26, 2020	UPDATED: Ontario Enabling Financial Relief for Businesses	Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
March 26, 2020	Ontario Provides $3.3 Billion More to Increase Health Care Capacity	Office of the Premier
March 25, 2020	Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19	Ministry of Finance
March 25, 2020	Stop the Spread Business Information Line Now Open 1-888-444-3659	Office of the Premier
March 24, 2020	Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms During COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 23, 2020	Ontario Orders the Mandatory Closure of All Non-Essential Workplaces to Fight Spread of COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 23, 2020	Closure of Drive Test Centres In Response to COVID-19	Ministry of Transportation
March 23, 2020	Ontario Protecting the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Crisis	Office of the Premier
March 23, 2020	Ontario Significantly Enhancing COVID-19 Screening Measures and Supports	Ministry of Health
March 22, 2020	Province Takes Steps to Ensure Frontline Staff Can Continue to Work	Ministry of Education
March 22, 2020	Letter from Minister of Education	Minister of Education
March 21, 2020	Ontario Takes Extraordinary Steps to Ensure Health Care Resources are Available to Contain COVID-19	Ministry of Health
March 21, 2020	Ontario Urges Business to Join the Fight Against COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 19, 2020	Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020	Office of the Premier
March 19, 2020	Ontario Supporting Workers, Municipalities and Retailers in Response to COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 18, 2020	Ontario Taking Another Step to Integrate the Health Care System	Ministry of Health
March 17, 2020	Ontario Enacts Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public	Office of the Premier
March 16, 2020	Ontario Takes Further Action to Contain the Spread of COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 16, 2020	Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians from COVID-19	Ministry of Health
March 16, 2020	Statement from the Minister of Finance on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Ontario’s Economy	Ministry of Finance
March 16, 2020	Premier Ford Announces Job Protection for Workers during the COVID-19 Situation	Office of the Premier
March 16, 2020	Job Protection for Workers during the COVID-19 Situation	Office of the Premier
March 16, 2020	Statement from Minister Elliott and Minister Smith on the Social Services Sector’s Response to COVID-19	Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
March 16, 2020	Province Expanding Telehealth Ontario Resources	Ministry of Health
March 15, 2020	Statement from Minister Elliott and Minister Yurek Related to Ontario Parks Operations in Response to COVID-19	Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
March 13, 2020	Premier Doug Ford Calls for a Strong, United Response to COVID-19	Office of the Premier
March 13, 2020	Statement from Minister Elliott and Minister MacLeod on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
March 12, 2020	CORRECTION: Province Implementing Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians from COVID-19	Ministry of Health

Government of Canada News

Date:	Announcement:	Office:
March 28, 2020	Government of Canada announces new domestic transportation measures	Transport Canada
March 27, 2020	Parks Canada helps tourism businesses in national parks and historic sites deal with the impacts of COVID-19 by deferring commercial lease payments without interest until September 2020	Parks Canada
March 27, 2020	Joint Statement from Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard and Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture for British Columbia on federal-provincial collaboration related to COVID-19 impacts	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
March 27, 2020	Joint statement on ongoing collaboration of federal-provincial ministers related to COVID-19 impacts	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
March 27, 2020	Readout: Minister of Foreign Affairs continues to coordinate with international partners on COVID-19	Global Affairs Canada
March 27, 2020	Statement on Multi-party Interim Arrangement for appealing trade disputes through WTO	Global Affairs Canada
March 27, 2020	Additional Support for Canadian Businesses from the Economic Impact of COVID-19
March 26, 2020	COVID-19: In person Service Canada Centres to be closed	Employment and Social Development Canada
March 26, 2020	Statement from John Ossowski, President of the Canada Border Services Agency	Canada Border Services Agency
March 26, 2020	Addressing urgent needs in Indigenous communities related to COVID-19	Indigenous Services Canada
March 25, 2020	New Order Makes Self-Isolation Mandatory for Individuals Entering Canada	Public Health Agency of Canada
March 25, 2020	The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act Receives Royal Assent	Department of Finance Canada
March 25, 2020	CCOHS Makes Courses and Publications Available to Help Workplaces During COVID-19 Pandemic	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
March 25, 2020	COVID-19: The Government of Canada is taking action to support the publishing and news sectors	Canadian Hertitage
March 25, 2020	Statement on joint international effort to ensure supply chain connectivity amid COVID-19 pandemic	Global Affairs Canada
March 25, 2020	Government introduces Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help workers and businesses	Department of Finance Canada
March 21, 2020	Statement by the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Labour, in support of the Canadian workers	Employment and Social Development Canada
March 20, 2020	CBSA is helping Canadians get home	CBSA
March 20, 2020	Statement from the Commissioner of Competition regarding enforcement during the COVID-19 coronavirus situation	Competition Bureau Canada
March 20, 2020	Government of Canada Announces Additional Measures to Support Continued Lending to Canadian Consumers and Businesses	Department of Finance Canada
March 20, 2020	U.S.-Canada Joint Initiative: Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing the U.S.-Canada Border for Non-Essential Purposes	Public Safety Canada
March 18, 2020	Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses	Department of Finance Canada
March 17, 2020	New measures for COVID-19 response	Transport Canada
March 13, 2020	Statement from John Ossowski, President of the Canada Border Services Agency	CBSA
March 13, 2020	Canada outlines measures to support the economy and the financial sector	Department of Finance Canada