The latest provincial stay-at-home order, which came into effect shortly after midnight on April 17, places stricter restrictions on all activities in the province, including construction, in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.

Ministry inspectors, supported by provincial offenses officers and consultants from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association will visit 1,300 construction sites to enforce safety requirements relating to the spread of COVID-19.

Ontario could announce new public health restrictions today to curb surging cases of COVID-19 which are straining hospital capacity.

Essential retailers will have to further lower capacity limits to 25 per cent, indoor religious services will be limited to 10 people, and non-essential construction will have to shut down.

A Caledon-based construction company has been fined $65,000 in provincial court for its role in a workplace accident that led to a worker’s injuries.