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Royal assent. March 25, 2020. Status: Current legislation. The Government of Canada introduced multiple temporary social security and financial aid programs in response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The initial CA$ 82-billion aid package was announced on March 18, 2020 by Justin Trudeau.
A stay-at-home order, safer-at-home order, movement control order – also referred to by loose use of the terms quarantine, isolation, or lockdown – is an order from a government authority that restricts movements of a population as a mass quarantine strategy for suppressing or mitigating an epidemic or pandemic by ordering residents to stay home except for essential tasks or for work in ...
Social distancing, or physical distancing, [ 2][ 3][ 4] is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other. [ 2][ 5] It involves keeping a distance of six ...
This response was the highest, surpassing other reasons such as education (76%), staying in touch with friends and family (74%), and work-related activities (67%). It underscores the crucial role of social media in people's lives during the pandemic. [citation needed] Due to the pandemic, people reduced their social activities to safeguard others.
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Many large-scale events that planned to take place in 2020 in Canada were cancelled or delayed. This includes all major sporting and artistic events. Canada's tourism and air travel sectors were hit especially hard due to travel restrictions. Some farmers feared a labour shortfall and bankruptcy. The pandemic affected consumer behaviours. In ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 . It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Most cases over the course of the pandemic have been in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. Confirmed cases have been reported in all of Canada's ...
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