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Province releases $1.6B in municipal relief funding
The first of the funding under the federal Safe Restart Agreement kicks in by the fall. The money will be split among funding to relieve operating pressures, funding for transit, and funding for shelters.
Province plans LTC home at Humber River Hospital
The province has announced the fast-track construction of another long-term care home—this one at Humber River Hospital.
WSIB extends deferred payment deadline to January 2021
The financial relief package put in place by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board last spring originally required companies to pay back deferred premiums at the end of this month.
Labour force adds 419,000 jobs in July
Canada’s labour market isn’t yet back to pre-pandemic levels, but it’s approaching that mark. July’s Labour Force Survey places that market at 1.3 million jobs off February’s level.
CDAO, CEC urge support for COVID Alert app
The associations have thrown their support behind the publicly developed technology as a tool for helping to contain the spread of COVID-19.