The Ontario government has once again extended all emergency orders currently in force under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. This extension will be in effect until July 22nd to ensure the government continues to have the necessary tools to safely and gradually reopen the province, while continuing to support frontline health care workers and protect vulnerable populations from COVID-19.
This specific extension will help protect vulnerable people, such as seniors, by allowing the redeployment of frontline staff in long-term care facilities, retirement homes and other congregate care settings, like women’s shelters and residential services.
In addition, the extension would allow public health units to redeploy or hire staff to support case management and contact tracing.
For more information on the emergency order extension, you can click here.
