Federal Government Temporarily Expands Access to Lockdown Program and Worker Lockdown Benefit

On December 22, the federal government announced that it intends to introduce new regulations that would: Expand the Local Lockdown Program to include employers subject to capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent or more; and reduce the current-month revenue decline threshold requirement to 25 per cent. Eligible employers will receive wage and rent subsidies from 25 per…

Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program

On December 22, the province announced the Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program. Eligible businesses will receive rebate payments equivalent to 50 per cent of the property tax and energy costs they incur while subject to the current capacity limits. Examples of businesses that will be eligible for the Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program include restaurants, smaller…

Latest Instructions from PHSD for Sudbury and Manitoulin Businesses and Organizations

“TO: Persons responsible for a business or organization that is open in the districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin Please note that many of the provisions outlined within the Letter of Instruction are now redundant as they were captured within the updated Regulation 364/20. Per earlier communication, we have cross-referenced the new provincial Regulation with the local Instructions.…

Province Announces New COVID-19 Regulations

Today, the province announced that effective 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 a 50 per cent capacity limit in the following indoor public settings: Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments and strip clubs; Personal care services; Personal physical fitness trainers; Retailers (including grocery stores and pharmacies); Shopping malls; Non-spectator areas of facilities used…

Summary of Expectations for Businesses and Organizations (workplaces) within the Public Health Sudbury & District Service Area

From Public Health Sudbury and Districts: The Letter of Instruction that was initially issued on November 8th and updated most recently November 26th by our local Medical Officer of Health was to businesses or organizations that are open within the City of Greater Sudbury. However, persistently high and growing COVID-19 case rates have prompted Public Health Sudbury & Districts’…

Province Issues New Enhanced Public Health Measures

Today, the province announced that it is adjusting its COVID-19 response that will strengthen the province’s proof of vaccination requirements and enhance public health measures. This includes the following measures: Delaying the lifting of proof of vaccination requirements beyond January 17, 2022, aligned with the reopening plan that stipulated that doing so was contingent on the absence…

Sudbury Health Unit Issues Additional COVID-19 Measures

On December 8, Public Health Sudbury and Districts announced that it is expanding legally enforceable Instructions currently in place locally under the provincial Reopening Ontario Act. The Health Unit is implementing new protective measures throughout the agency’s service area and those currently in force in Greater Sudbury are being expanded to reach across the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts. The Health Unit is…