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Apr 15

Ontario Announces Emergency Child Care for Critical Frontline Workers

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News Release April 15, 2021 From grocery store clerks to hospital workers, provision of free child care services will support key workers TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing eligible…

Apr 07

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Ontario Enacts Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, Policy Agenda

News Release: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/61029/ontario-enacts-provincial-emergency-and-stay-at-home-order Effective Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., the government is issuing a province-wide Stay-at-Home order requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes, such…

Apr 01

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Ontario Announces Province Wide Emergency Brake

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs

I wanted to share an update with you all regarding today’s announcement by the Premier on actions being taken to keep individual, families and workers safe. We are facing a…

Mar 29

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Ontario announces minimum wage rates will increase Oct. 1, 2021

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Minimum wage rates in Ontario will increase on October 1, 2021. Under the Making Ontario Open for Business Act this increase is tied to the Ontario Consumer Price Index for 2020. The…

Mar 05

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Phase 2 Vaccine Rollout & Toronto, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound Return to Framework

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Here is an update on Ontario government’s plan to move into Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan; which focuses on vaccinating populations based on age and risk. This…

Jan 12

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Enhanced Public Health and Workplace Safety Measures in Ontario

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs

https://files.ontario.ca/moh-enhanced-provincewide-shutdown-2021-01-12-v2.pdf. PDF of Emergency Declaration News Release This deck includes information on: Details around the second provincial emergency the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. General Public Health Measures for all…

Nov 11

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Free Webinar on Ontario’s New COVID-19 Response Framework

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs

Pre-recorded webinar and downloadable presentation kit.View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/c00b75d8e6d3/important-employment-standards-information-related-to-covid-300424?e=28c77b024d> <https://mcusercontent.com/4ebaa11387038c3e29a6a4a8b/images/25d3cdbd-3b95-4eb0-9cf0-742d273e0d7f.png> Good afternoon,Last week, the Ontario government unveiled the “COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open <https://ontario.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ebaa11387038c3e29a6a4a8b&id=ee91193d0e&e=28c77b024d> ,” a…

Nov 05

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Small Businesses & Ontario’s 2020 Budget

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, Policy Agenda

In October, Minister Sarkaria introduced two packages aimed at helping Ontario businesses to weather the storm and bounce back. The Main Street Recovery Package and Main Street Recovery Act, 2020 targeted those…

Oct 27

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New guidance on using masks in the workplace

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda

The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development has provided some new material in the Guide to developing your COVID-19 workplace safety plan, (the “Safety Plan Guide”) originally released in…

Oct 20

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Ontario Protects Workers, Volunteers and Organizations Who Make Honest Efforts to Follow COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines and Laws

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, Policy Agenda

October 20, 2020 Proposed Legislation Will Still Allow for Legal Action Against Intentional Misconduct and Gross Negligence TORONTO — The Ontario government is introducing the Supporting Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020,…

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Ontario Announces Emergency Child Care for Critical Frontline Workers

Ontario Enacts Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order

Ontario Announces Province Wide Emergency Brake

Ontario announces minimum wage rates will increase Oct. 1, 2021

Phase 2 Vaccine Rollout & Toronto, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound Return to Framework

Enhanced Public Health and Workplace Safety Measures in Ontario

Free Webinar on Ontario’s New COVID-19 Response Framework

Small Businesses & Ontario’s 2020 Budget

New guidance on using masks in the workplace

Ontario Protects Workers, Volunteers and Organizations Who Make Honest Efforts to Follow COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines and Laws

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