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• Ontario Announces First Phase of Research Projects to Fight COVID-19

  May 21, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  Ontario is funding the following research on preventing, detecting and treating COVID-19. These projects focus on important areas of research, including vaccine development, diagnostics, drug trial...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Government Supports Online Learning During COVID-19 Outbreak

  May 19, 2020 1:15 P.M.

  Summer Learning Plan The province unveiled an expanded seven-point summer learning plan for Ontario students to ensure students have every opportunity to continue their ...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Ontario's Initiatives to Support Jobs and Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

  May 8, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  While COVID-19 has had a serious health impact, the outbreak is also affecting Ontario's businesses, communities and families. As the economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve, the government...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Health and Safety Association Guidance Documents for Workplaces During the COVID-19 Outbreak

  April 30, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  The Ontario government works closely with four provincial health and safety associations (HSAs) to help set, communicate and enforce the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Pandemic Pay Provides Support for Frontline Workers Fighting COVID-19

  April 25, 2020 1:00 P.M.

  To provide additional support for frontline workers fighting COVID-19, the government is providing a temporary pandemic pay of $4/hour worked on top of their regular wages. In addition, the governm...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program

  April 24, 2020 12:30 P.M.

  NOTE: The information on this page was updated on May 8 2020 with further program details from the Government of Canada. For more information,

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Ontario Supporting Education Sector, Students, and Municipalities During COVID-19 Outbreak

  April 14, 2020 3:30 P.M.

  To assist the education sector, municipalities, and students during the COVID-19 emergency, Ontario has passed the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support and Protection Act in the Ont...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• List of Essential Workplaces

  March 23, 2020 8:00 P.M.

  For the purposes of this order, businesses include any-for-profit, non-profit or other entity providing the goods and services described herein. This does not pr...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Changes to Ontario's Emergency Assistance Program in Response to COVID-19

  March 23, 2020 12:00 P.M.

  Vulnerable Ontarians, including those who live in poverty, are homeless or unemployed, face even more significant impacts as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier

• Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020

  March 19, 2020 2:25 P.M.

  The Ontario Legislature has passed the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020 to provide job-protected leave to employees in isolation or quara...

  Backgrounder | Office of the Premier