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As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the
recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely
monitoring updates from governments across Canada. The following
summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been
announced to date in each jurisdiction. We will continue to update
this summary as further measures are introduced across the
country.
This roundup was last updated on February 19, 2021. To see what
has changed since our last update, please download our
blackline, here.
Federal
February 19, 2021: The Minister of
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
OTTAWA Fifty-two days after Ottawa and eastern Ontario moved into lockdown, restaurants, non-essential businesses and gyms will be allowed to reopen for in-person services on Tuesday. The Ontario government announced Ottawa and eastern Ontario will move into the Orange-Restrict zone of Ontario s COVID-19 response framework when the stay-at-home order ends on Feb. 16. In the Orange-Restrict level, restaurants can open for in-person dining, but last call is at 9 p.m. and capacity restrictions limit the number of people sitting at a table to four people. Businesses can also open for in-person shopping, and gyms will be allowed to open with restrictions.
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Businesses back up to 75 percent capacity After 20 days of having to operate at 50 percent capacity due to regional COVID-19 hospitalization rates, Bear King Brewing Company shift manager Thomas Hodges said the return to 75 percent capacity will bring back the socialization element the restaurant cultivates. Staff photo by Alex Copeland
After 20 days of having to operate at a 50 percent capacity due to regional COVID-19 hospitalization rates, restaurants and other businesses
(see below) in Burnet and Llano counties were able to return to 75 percent operating capacity as of Sunday, Jan. 31.
Harris, Fort Bend, other counties must close bars, rollback business capacity
9 Houston-area counties must scale back reopenings
Several Houston-area counties have crossed the state s COVID-19 hospitalization threshold, triggering rollbacks on the state s reopenings.
HOUSTON - Bars must close and business and restaurant capacity has been reduced in several Houston-area counties, including Harris, due to high COVID-19 hospitalizations, Judge Lina Hidalgo confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
The rollback applies to Trauma Service Area Q which includes the following counties: Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, and Wharton.
In October, Executive Order GA-32 allowed the resumption of elective surgeries, increased the capacity of certain businesses to 75%, and allowed bars to open at up to 50% where county judges allowed. These reopenings did not apply to counties in Trauma Service Areas that had high COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Updated: Here’s the full list of lockdown restrictions in Ontario
Updated: Here’s the full list of lockdown restrictions in Ontario
A new province-wide state of emergency is in effect. Pandemic restrictions have been modified By NOW Staff
Ontario has announced a new state of emergency and stay-at-home order, effective January 14. Previously announced pandemic lockdown restrictions and public health guidance has been modified.
This story has been updated.
“Under this order, everyone must stay home and only go out for essential trips to pick up groceries or go to medical appointments,” Ford said. “The system is on the brink of collapse. It’s on the brink of being overwhelmed. We’re at levels we’ve never seen before.”