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Ontario to Vaccinate up to 8.5 Million People in Phase Two

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:January 13, 2021
Post category:Infectious Disease

Province to Expand COVID-19 Immunization Program to Seniors, Frontline Essential Workers in Next Phase of Rollout Plan The Ontario government is preparing to immunize up to 8.5 million people before…

Ontario Declares Second Provincial Emergency to Address COVID-19 Crisis and Save Lives

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:January 12, 2021
Post category:Infectious Disease

Province Issues Stay-at-Home Order and Introduces Enhanced Enforcement Measures to Reduce Mobility In response to a doubling in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, the real and looming threat…

Ontario Extends Teacher-Led Online Learning Until January 25 to Keep Students and Staff Safe in Southern Ontario

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:January 7, 2021
Post category:Infectious Disease

Province Also Extends Provincewide Shutdown in Northern Ontario As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the province, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical…

Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:December 21, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

Government Providing Grants of up to $20,000 to Small Businesses Impacted by New Public Health Measures As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Ontario government, in…

Ontario Providing Additional Funding to Enhance Safety and Protection in Schools

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:November 26, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

Initiatives Include Voluntary Testing and Additional Online Learning Supports The Ontario government is providing $13.6 million to enable school boards to hire more teachers and staff in regions recently moved…

Ontario Launching COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:October 28, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

Over $1 Billion Available to Support Long-Term Care, Education and Municipal Projects The Ontario government is providing up to $1.05 billion in combined federal-provincial funding through the new COVID-19 Resilience…

Ontario Invests $550 Million to Build and Upgrade Schools

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:October 20, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

New Projects will Deliver Modern, State-of-the-Art Classrooms and Licensed Child Care Spaces The Ontario government is investing $550 million to build 20 new schools and eight permanent school additions across…

Ontario Hires Health System Leader as Education Health Advisor

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:October 8, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

Dr. Joshua Tepper will guide and advise the government as it continues to ensure safe school environments Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding the hiring…

Ontario Releases $35 Million to Hire More Staff, Improve Remote Learning in Targeted Communities

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:October 5, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

Investments Build on Province’s Robust $1.3 Billion Back-to-School Plan Today, the Ontario government is announcing the allocation of $35 million to provide additional immediate school board supports in the communities…

Ontario Revises COVID-19 Screening Guidance for Schools and Child Care

Post author:Tracie Edward
Post published:October 1, 2020
Post category:Infectious Disease

Updates Reflect Latest Public Health Advice In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is updating its COVID-19 school and child care screening guidance. This additional…