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Apr 7, 2021 · Effective Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., the government is issuing a province-wide Stay-at-Home order requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services (including getting vaccinated), for outdoor exercise , or for work that cannot be done rem...
Jul 24, 2020 · Report on Amendments, Extensions and Revocations of Orders under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 from July 24, 2021 to December 1, 2021. Report on Ontario’s Declared Provincial Emergency from February 11, 2022 to February 23, 2022.
- Introduction
- Context
- O. Reg. 71/22
On February 11, 2022, the Premier declared a provincewide emergency pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA). The emergency was declared as a result of interference with transportation routes and critical infrastructure in locations across the province. Such interference prevented the movement of people...
Once the provincial emergency was confirmed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Ontario government made the emergency order O. Reg. 71/22 (Critical Infrastructure and Highways) under section 7.0.2 of the EMCPA. Based on progress made to peacefully end the interference with infrastructure protected by O. Reg. 71/22, the provincial emergency w...
Description:
Emergency order O. Reg.71/22 (Critical Infrastructure and Highways) was made on February 12, 2022, and came into effect immediately. The emergency order: 1. Prohibits persons from blocking critical infrastructure, defined as: 1.1. 400-series highways 1.2. Airports 1.3. Canals 1.4. Hospitals 1.5. Infrastructure for the supply of utilities such as water, gas, sanitation, and telecommunications 1.6. International and interprovincial bridges and crossings 1.7. Locations where COVID-19 vaccines ar...
Why the emergency order was necessary and essential:
Blockades over days and weeks in Ottawa and along the Ambassador Bridge were impacting people’s livelihoods and the provincial supply chains by impeding the movement of goods, people and services. Ontario had previously worked to manage the impacts of the protests by using other measures such as a court order to freeze the distribution of donations raised for the “Freedom Convoy.” Despite actions taken, many individuals continued to impede access to or egress from the use of critical transpor...
Local state of emergency can be declared by the heads of council for either lower-tier (e.g. a town or city) or upper-tier (e.g. a regional municipality) municipalities, or both. They can be enacted for a specific time period (e.g. 30 days, or last until either the head of council or the Premier of Ontario declares that they are over).
May 30, 2024 · Mayor Kevin Eccles talks with host Molly Thomas about why he felt declaring a state of emergency was necessary to protect residents' physical and mental health caused by South Bruce Grey Health...
Jan 25, 2021 · A state of emergency in Ontario must be legally extended by the government 14 days after it comes into effect. If the order wasn't extended, the state of emergency and stay-at-home order...
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May 12, 2020 · TORONTO — The Ontario government is extending the Declaration of Emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. This additional time will ensure the province has the nec.
