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The COVID-19 pandemic had a deep impact on the Canadian economy, leading it into a recession. The government's social distancing rules had the effect of limiting economic activity in the country. Companies started mass layoffs of workers, and Canada's unemployment rate was 13.5 percent in May 2020, the highest it has been since 1976. [1]
The Reopening Ontario Act is an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council the ability to continue "orders made under sections 7.0.2 and 7.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in relation to (the) COVID-19 (pandemic)".
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‑2), have been broad, affecting general society, the global economy, culture, ecology, politics, and other areas. These aspects are discussed across many articles:
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario was a viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 , a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Canada was announced on January 25, 2020, involving a traveller who had recently returned to Toronto from travel in China , including ...
The bill contained three schedules: Schedule 1 making a number of changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, Schedule 2 to the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and Schedule 3 to the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009. The bill additionally repealed many of the provisions of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017. [2] [3] [4]
The COVID-19 protests in Canada are protests that began in April 2020, with protests in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, and Ottawa against the Government of Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures. [1] [2] In Alberta, a group called "Walk for Freedom" ran anti-mask protests from at least April 2020 to February 2021.
Most federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic came in the form of taxable benefits. As a consequence, some provincial governments (including Ontario and British Columbia) experienced a dramatic surge in revenue. This windfall has been referred to as a "secret provincial bailout" by some commentators. [82] [83]
The following had been the provincial governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. Personal protective equipment donation tent at North York General Hospital. COVID-19 safety notice on playground equipment at a park in Vaughan An Alert Ready message sent out on March 27, 2020 as seen on an iPhone 11 using iOS 13.