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  Ontario Accelerates Essential Construction Projects During COVID-19

  Extending Construction Hours Will Help Keep Ontario Workers Safe

  TORONTO — In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, Ontario is extending construction hours for essential construction projects, like critical projects in the health care sector, to 24 hours a day. Work on new hospital builds, expansions, and COVID-19 assessment centres will be able to continue any time of the night or day in order to help accelerate the construction of these important projects and enable employers to take additional steps to protect the health and safety of workers on these job sites.

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  Ontario Calls on all Health Care Workers to Help Fight COVID-19

  Province Launches Online Portal to Match Available Health Care Workers with Employers

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking further action to stop the spread of COVID-19 by actively recruiting health care workers to increase the frontline capacity of hospitals, clinics, and assessment centres. Today, the province is launching a new online tool that will help match skilled frontline workers with employers.

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  Ontario Government Supports Families in Response to COVID-19

  Province Providing One-time Financial Assistance During School and Child Care Closures

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is offering direct financial support to parents while Ontario schools and child care centres remain closed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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