COVID-19 Government Updates
Please see below for an archive of COVID-19 Provincial and Federal Updates, newest to oldest.
Provincial Updates
August
- August 27: Ontario Expanding Youth Training Programs to Promote the Skilled Trades
- August 26: Ontario Releases COVID-19 Management Plan for Schools
- August 26: Additional Funds Enhance Ontario’s Robust Back-to-School Plan
- August 12: Ontario Releases 2020-21 First Quarter Finances
- August 12: Ontario Providing Municipalities with up to $1.6 Billion in First Round of Emergency Funding
- August 7: Historic Agreement Delivers Over $230 Million for Child Care
- August 7: Ontario Continues on the Path of Renewal, Growth, and Economic Recovery
- August 6: Ontario Opposes New U.S. Tariffs on Aluminum Imports
- August 5: Ontario Supporting Non-Profits as Province Recovers from COVID-19
July
- July 31: Support for Small Business Tenants and Landlords Extended
- July 31: COVID Alert Available for Download Beginning Today
- July 31: Ontario Implementing Additional Measures at Bars and Restaurants to Help Limit the Spread of COVID-19
- July 30: Ontario Releases Plan for Safe Reopening of Schools in September
- July 30: Ontario Continues to Gradually and Safely Reopen Child Care for Working Parents
- July 24: Ontario Building and Expanding Schools across the Province
- July 22: Ontario Legislature Adjourns after Significant Sitting in Response to COVID-19
- July 22: Ontario Strengthens Protections for Tenants
- July 14: Province Supports Development of Made-in-Ontario N95 Respirators
- July 10: Ontario Focusses on Renewal, Growth, and Economic Recovery
- July 9: Ontario Seeking Input on Modernizing Capital Markets
- July 7: Ontario Introduces Legislation to Protect Public Health as Economy Reopens
- July 6: Government Proposes Made-in-Ontario Plan for Growth, Renewal and Economic Recovery
- July 3: Ontario Launches Online Training to Promote Safe Workplaces
- July 3: Ontario Supporting Restaurants as Province Safely Reopens
- July 2: Ontario Provides Additional Funding to Support Municipalities and Urban Indigenous Community Partners
June
- June 11: Ontario and Canada Helping Small Businesses Go Digital
- June 8: Regional Breakdown for Reopening the Economy
- June 8: What Can Reopen in Stage 2
- June 8: Ontario’s Regional Approach to Reopening the Economy
- June 4: Ontario Creates Premier’s Council on Equality of Opportunity
- June 4: Ontario Appoints Special Advisor to Develop Health Data Platform
- June 3: Ontario Improving Broadband and Cell Service for Rural Communities
- June 2: Ontario Extends Emergency Declaration until June 30
- June 2: Ontario Helps Manufacturers Ramp Up Production of Personal Protective Equipment
- June 1: Ontario Supports Those Struggling with Electricity Bills during COVID-19
- June 1: Ontario Extending Infectious Disease Emergency Leave for Workers during COVID-19
April
- April 30: Ontario Providing Employers with Workplace Safety Guidelines
- April 28: Ontario Helping Business Overcome the Unique Challenges Created by COVID-19
- April 24: Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program
- April 21: Ontario Providing Additional Relief to the Province’s Most Vulnerable
- April 20: Health Experts Say the COVID-19 Outbreak Has Likely Peaked in Ontario
- April 9: Ontario Starts Planning for Economic Recovery
- April 3: Updated List of Essential Workplaces
- April 3: Ontario Extends Business Closures to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
March
- March 30: Ontario Enhancing Public Reporting about COVID-19
- March 28: Ontario Prohibits Gatherings of More Than Five People with Strict Exceptions
- March 26: Ontario Adopts Temporary Measures to Support Bars, Restaurants and Alcohol Retailers During the COVID-19 Situation
- March 26: Ontario Enabling Financial Relief for Business
- March 25: Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19
- March 24: Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms During COVID-19
- March 23: List of Essential Workplaces
- March 23: Ontario Orders the Mandatory Closure of All Non-Essential Workplaces to Fight Spread of COVID-19
- March 21: Ontario Chamber Calls on Province’s Business Community to Help Flatten the Curve
- March 17: Ontario Enacts Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public
May
- May 27: Ontario Extends Emergency Orders Until June 9th
- May 25: Volunteers and Businesses Step Up to Help Those in Need
- May 22: Ontario Helps People Impacted by COVID-19 Get Back to Work
- May 21: Ontario Leading COVID-19 Research in Canada
- May 19: Health and Safety a Top Priority as Schools Remain Closed
- May 14: Sector-Specific Guidelines for Businesses Reopening
- May 14: Detailed List of Stage One Reopening
- May 14: Ontario Announces Additional Workplaces that Can Reopen
- May 13: Voluntary Redeployment of Education Workers to Fill Staff Shortages
- May 11: Ontario Retail Stores Open for Curbside Pickup and Delivery
- May 8: Ontario Supports Job Creators as People Start Returning to Work
- May 6: Ontario Further Eases Restrictions on Retail Stores and Essential Construction During COVID-19
- May 6: Ontario Extends Electricity Rate Relief During COVID-19
- May 5: Ontario Extends Virtual Mental Health Support During COVID-19
- May 1: Certain Businesses Allowed to Reopen Under Strict Safety Guidelines
Federal Updates
August
July
June
- June 25: Support for Students Serving their Communities and Opportunities to Gain Paid Work Experience
- June 18: Prime Minister Announces New Mobile app to Help Notify Canadians of COVID-19 Exposure
- June 16: Prime Minister Announces Extension of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- June 2: Minister Bains Announces Members of New Industry Strategy Council
- June 1: Support to Help Communities Create Jobs and Restart the Economy
May
- May 25: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assitance (CECRA) Open For Applicants
- May 20: PM Announces Opening of Program to Protect Jobs and Help Businesses
- May 19: PM Announces Expansion of Support for Workers and Small Businesses
- May 15: Extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
- May 13: Details of the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) Announced
- May 11: Government Announces Support for Large and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- May 5: Supporting Canada’s Farmers, Food Business and Food Supply
- April 24: PM Announces Partnerships with Provinces and Territories to Deliver the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for Small Businesses
- April 22: Support for Students and New Grads Affected by COVID-19
April
- April 21: Prime Minister Announces Further Support to Help Canadians in Need
- April 17: PM Trudeau Announces New Support to Protect Canadian Jobs
- April 16: PM Trudeau Announces Additional Support for Small Businesses
- April 15: Prime Minister Announces Expanded Access to Canada Emergency Response Benefit and Support for Essential Workers
- April 11: Government Introduces COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2 to Help Businesses Keep Canadians in their Jobs
- April 8: Government provides further flexibility for employers to access the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
- April 8: Changes to Canada Summer Jobs program to help businesses and young Canadians affected by COVID-19
- April 1: Government Announces Details of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to Help Businesses Keep Canadians in their Jobs
March
- March 27: Prime Minister Announces Support for Small Businesses Facing Impacts of COVID-19
- March 25: Government Introduces Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help Workers and Businesses
- March 21: Canada’s Leading Business Organizations Call on Government to Protect Jobs and Postpone Non-Essential New Measures
- March 20: Prime Minister announces Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19
- March 16: Statement from the Minister of Finance on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Ontario’s Economy
City of Burlington
August
May
- May 6: COVID-19 Property Tax Relief
April
March
- March 21: Burlington Mayor Meed Ward Declares State of Emergency for City Amid COVID-19
- March 20: Burlington Announces Upcoming Telephone Town Hall on COVID-19 Response and Support
- March 19: Tax Relief and Community Support – City of Burlington Media Release
- March 19: COVID-19 Update from Effie Triantafilopoulos MPP
