COVID-19

Landscape Ontario Peer to Peer Wildcard session held June 22, 2021 discusses vaccines and employer obligations and rights.

Under the COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open, under the Re-Opening Ontario Act, eye protection is a requirement in workplaces/businesses (in addition to a mask), during instances where patrons without face coverings are within 2 metres of workers.

The Ontario government announced it is moving the province into "Step One" of the "Roadmap to Reopen" Plan at 12:01 am on June 11, 2021.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government made a regulation that changed certain Employment Standards Act (ESA) rules during the “COVID-19 period.” The regulation has been amended to extend the COVID-19 period to September 25, 2021.

On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to require employers to provide employees with up to three days of paid infectious disease emergency leave because of certain reasons related to COVID-19.

The province is accelerating second doses for all Ontarians.

Tools from Landscape Ontario's Covid-19 Task Force to help you and your employees get vaccinated.

The Ontario government announced its Roadmap to Reopen, a cautious three-step plan to gradually lift public health measures.

The Ontario government announced it is expanding inspections of manufacturing and food processing workplaces, warehouses and distribution centres.

The Ontario government announced the extension of its "Stay-At-Home" order until at least June 2, 2021.All public health and workplace safety measures under the provincewide emergency brake will also remain in effect.