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Update: essential construction defined
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 plans construction site inspections in COVID hotspots starting today
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 restrictions today to curb surging COVID-19 rates
Ontario could announce new public health restrictions today to curb surging cases of COVID-19 which are straining hospital capacity.
Ontario tightens restrictions, gives police new powers amid dire COVID predictions
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.
Ontario imposes four-week stay-at-home order as COVID-19 overwhelms hospitals
'Construction will be unaffected and remain wide open,' says the Council of Ontario Construction Associations in an email to its members.