January 19, 2021, Premier Doug Ford and Chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, General Rick Hillier (retired), provided an update on Ontario’s COVID-19 immunization program. In addition to today’s update, Premier Ford announced that the province had successfully achieved its goal of completing the first round of vaccinations in long-term care homes within … Read more
January 15, 2021, the government outlined ongoing efforts to expand Ontario’s capacity for case and contact management, growing the provincial workforce to 1,600 employees by February 15. The hiring of additional case managers and contact tracers will enable Ontario to more quickly isolate new cases and slow the spread of COVID-19. This effort builds on … Read more
January 13, 2021, Premier Doug Ford and Chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, General Rick Hillier (retired), provided an update on Ontario’s ongoing COVID-19 immunization program. Additional details were outlined on the second phase of the program, which is expected to begin in the spring. By the end of phase two, approximately 8.5 … Read more
January 14, 2021, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams and Coordinator of Ontario’s Provincial Outbreak Response, Dr. Dirk Huyer, provided an update on the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario and responded to questions from media. Additional Announcements Earlier, the government issued an emergency order to temporarily pause the enforcement of residential evictions, ensuring … Read more
January 6, 2021, Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, announced the launch of a border testing pilot program at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The program will begin today, and will enable eligible international travellers to receive a free and voluntary COVID-19 test at Pearson Airport. The testing program is … Read more
January 7, 2021, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, and Coordinator of the Provincial Outbreak Response, Dr. Dirk Huyer, provided an update on COVID-19 trends in Ontario. Dr. Williams and Dr. Huyer also announced that online learning in Southern Ontario schools will be extended until January 25, due to record high numbers … Read more
January 8, 2021, Premier Doug Ford provided an update on the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario, as well as the province’s vaccination efforts. Premier Ford was joined by Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Barbara Yaffe. In addition to today’s … Read more
January 11, 2021, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, provided an update on COVID-19 trends in the province and responded to questions from media. Dr. Yaffe also confirmed that Cabinet met today to consider recommendations made by Ontario’s Public Health Measures Table regarding the implementation of additional measures to reduce the spread … Read more
January 12, 2021, Premier Doug Ford declared a second provincial emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, in response to a doubling of COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks and severe risks to the provincial health and long-term care sectors. In addition to the declaration of a provincial emergency, Premier Ford also … Read more
January 5, 2021, the Ontario government provided an update on provincial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and announced that all residents, health care workers, and essential caregivers at long-term care homes in priority regions would receive a COVID-19 vaccination by January 21, 2021. Priority regions will include Toronto, Peel, York, and Windsor-Essex. In response to … Read more
