How many coronavirus cases are there in Canada, by province, and worldwide? The latest maps and charts Is my city going back into lockdown? A guide to COVID-19 restrictions across Canada Without any in-person shopping, he said, many businesses will be lucky to see 10 per cent of their regular sales, and could be forced to close for good. Kelly, whose organization counts 42,000 member businesses in Ontario, said he will unveil a compromise proposal on Monday that would allow three people and three staff in a store, to give mom-and-pop operations some respite. “This decision will ruin decades of work and thousands of businesses.”Ĭustomers line up at Walmart in Toronto, on Nov., 22, 2020. He warned that independent stores would see their customers migrate online and to places such as Walmart and Costco, which as grocery outlets are deemed essential and allowed to stay open with new 50-per-cent capacity limits. “Missing out on sales in May was harmful, to miss out on Christmas is fatal,” said Dan Kelly, head of the CFIB. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) are pressing Ontario Premier Doug Ford to soften the blow for businesses as a large chunk of the Greater Toronto Area enters a COVID-19 lockdown just as holiday shopping season was supposed to begin. Ontario’s move to limit non-essential retailers in Toronto and Peel Region to just curbside pickup or delivery could kill off thousands of small stores that count on make-or-break Christmas sales to survive, retail-industry associations say. It was available for anyone living in a retirement home, long-term care home, elder care lodge, and seniors living in other congregate settings (including senior’s apartment buildings) can get a third dose if it has been at least five months since their second dose.Please log in to bookmark this story. Heading into late summer Ontario introduced the vaccine passport or proof of vaccination on September 22, 2021, that was needed to enter into a number of non-essential businesses.Ī month later as most people in the region were vaccinated the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was rolling out for a second time. In August, the first rollout of the third dose was made available to those considered the most at-risk of contracting COVID-19, such as those who are immunosuppressed, transplant recipients, and those living in long-term care homes. Ontario entered into step three of the provinces Roadman to Reopen plan on July 16, 2021, which saw additional indoor services reopen with larger numbers of people while having restrictions in place. Life was good in Ontario on the COVID-19 front in July as case numbers were going down while vaccination numbers were going up. Nothing is more important right now than the health and safety of all Ontarians." Williams and other health experts, we are taking the difficult but necessary decision to shut down the province and ask people to stay home. "We need to stop the spread of this deadly virus. "The number of daily cases continues to rise to put our hospitals and long-term care homes at risk," said Premier Ford. I think in general things have gone well despite all the challenges,” added Young Hoon.Įven before the champagne was popped for 2021, Ontario was dealing with record-breaking daily COVID cases, which led Premier Doug Ford, and the Ontario government to issue a province-wide lockdown the day after Christmas in 2020. As a health unit, we’ve performed very well, we’ve gone above and beyond. “I feel very lucky to work at the NWHU, the staff has been amazing, they’ve stepped up, they’ve learned new skills, learned new knowledge areas, they’ve handled very difficult situations.
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