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Businesses won't validate medical exemptions in Ontario vaccine certificate system
Ontario businesses enforcing the province's COVID-19 vaccine certificate system won't have to verify medical exemptions, the government said Tuesday, acknowledging the system was vulnerable to fraud.
Province confirms $8M in funding for Windsor emergency shelter
The funding will be used to convert a former hotel into 42 permanent emergency shelter units for women and families experiencing homelessness.
PCL, EllisDon to require employees to be COVID-19 vaccinated
Their respective policies will require Canadian employees working at any location on company business to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1.
Associations launch COVID survey
Eight associations are using an online survey to get a clearer picture of how many workers in the industry are vaccinated against COVID-19 and what their attitudes are regarding workplace vaccination policies.
Safety Check data now includes COVID-19 cases
The WSIB’s online tool allows users to check companies’ health and safety performance on an annual basis going back to 2012. It now also includes data about COVID-19 cases reported by those companies.