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It also continues the restrictions on social gatherings and limiting staff from working in more than one retirement home or long-term care home.
In addition, the government has introduced a new measure to allow mental health and addictions agencies to redeploy staff within different locations or between programs, and employ extra part-time staff, temporary staff or contractors in order to ensure people continue receiving the high quality care they expect and deserve during the COVID-19 outbreak. Agencies would be required to provide appropriate training and education to achieve the purposes of a redeployment plan.
Today's emergency order extension under the s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act is separate from the province's declaration on a State of Emergency, which is under effect until May 12th 2020. While that declaration is under effect, it is the end date of emergency orders (announced today May 6th) that determines when the orders are lifted.
While a legislative vote is needed to extend a state of emergency declaration more than 14 days, emergency orders (such as those in today's release) can be extended two weeks at a time so long as the state of emergency declaration is still in effect.
MPP Stephen Crawford spoke to Oakville News spoke to Oakville News this afternoon about today's emergency orders extension. "There is no predetermined date to when the province will reopen," says Crawford. "We have to rely on the chief medical officer's recommendations and we have have to make a science-based decision to keep the people of Ontario safe. That's our first priority."
As for if that will be on May 6th, 12th, or another day, he continues "We will move in that direction when the science says it's appropriate to move in that direction. Please be patient day by day - we're moving in the right direction but we are not quite there yet."
Finally, Crawford extends his gratitude to the town with a message of encouragement. "Thank you to the people of Oakville through this process, donating food and supplies - this has been a real testament to the people of Oakville and the businesses going through this tough time. The community spirit I see is phenomenal."
The Ontario is extending all emergency orders that have been put in place to-date under s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act until May 6th. This extension will help protect the health and well-being of people across the province and stop the spread of COVID-19.
This Emergency Order extension includes the closure of:
- outdoor amenities in parks and recreational areas
- non-essential workplaces
- public places
- bars
- restaurants
It also continues the restrictions on social gatherings and limiting staff from working in more than one retirement home or long-term care home.
"We are making steady progress in our battle against this deadly virus, but we are not out of the woods by a long shot - Premier Doug Ford.
New support for Mental Health & Addiction Agencies
In addition, the government has introduced a new measure to allow mental health and addictions agencies to redeploy staff within different locations or between programs, and employ extra part-time staff, temporary staff or contractors in order to ensure people continue receiving the high quality care they expect and deserve during the COVID-19 outbreak. Agencies would be required to provide appropriate training and education to achieve the purposes of a redeployment plan.
The following emergency orders have been extended until May 6th:
- Closure of establishments
- Prohibiting public events and gatherings or more than five people
- Work deployment measures for health care workers
- Drinking water and sewage
- Electronic service of documents
- Work deployment for lon g-term care homes
- Off-peak electricity pricing
- Closure of places of non-essential businesses
- Traffic management
- Streamlining requirements for long-term care homes
- Prohibiting unfair pricing on necessary goods
- Closure of outdoor recreational amenities
- Enforcement of orders
- Work deployment for boards of health
- Work deployment measures in retirement homes
- Access to COVID-19 status information by specified persons
- Service agencies providing services and supports to adults with developmental disabilities
- Pick up and delivery of cannabis
- Signatures in wills and powers of attorney
- Use of force and firearms in policing services
- Child care fees
- Agreements between health service providers and retirement homes
- Temporary he alth or residential facilities
- Closure of public lands for recreational camping
- Work deployment measures for service agencies providing violence against women residential services and crisis line services
- Limiting work to a single long-term care home
- Work deployment for district social services administration boards
- Deployment of employees of se rvice provider organizations
- Work deployment measures for municipalities
- Limiting work to a single retirement home
Update: 3:00pm Thursday April 23rd 2020
Today's emergency order extension under the s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act is separate from the province's declaration on a State of Emergency, which is under effect until May 12th 2020. While that declaration is under effect, it is the end date of emergency orders (announced today May 6th) that determines when the orders are lifted.
While a legislative vote is needed to extend a state of emergency declaration more than 14 days, emergency orders (such as those in today's release) can be extended two weeks at a time so long as the state of emergency declaration is still in effect.
- Learn more about enacting emergency orders with the province's press release here.
- Learn more about Ontario's state of emergency declaration here.
Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford on today's announcements
MPP Stephen Crawford spoke to Oakville News spoke to Oakville News this afternoon about today's emergency orders extension. "There is no predetermined date to when the province will reopen," says Crawford. "We have to rely on the chief medical officer's recommendations and we have have to make a science-based decision to keep the people of Ontario safe. That's our first priority."
As for if that will be on May 6th, 12th, or another day, he continues "We will move in that direction when the science says it's appropriate to move in that direction. Please be patient day by day - we're moving in the right direction but we are not quite there yet."
Finally, Crawford extends his gratitude to the town with a message of encouragement. "Thank you to the people of Oakville through this process, donating food and supplies - this has been a real testament to the people of Oakville and the businesses going through this tough time. The community spirit I see is phenomenal."
