Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is extending its state of emergency until July 15th. Ford says he hopes it’ll be the last time the province will have to extend its emergency declaration.
This extension provides Ontario with the additional time, flexibility, and the necessary tools to safely and gradually allow more places to reopen, while continuing to support frontline health care providers in the fight against COVID-19.
The government will continue to review emergency orders currently in place to determine when and if it is safe to amend or lift them as more places in the province are allowed to reopen in a safe and measured way.
The announcement comes as Toronto and Peel Region were allowed into Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan today, leaving Windsor-Essex as the only region still in Stage 1.
