The Ontario government has extended until Friday, June 19th all existing emergency orders made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The orders were set to expire on Tuesday, June 9th.
The extension comes after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday (June 5) that the government will be releasing its plan next week for the second stage of reopening the province’s economy.
“It is critical that we keep these emergency orders in place so we can continue to reopen the province gradually and safely,” Ford said in a media release issued on Saturday (June 6). “We are not out of the woods yet, and this deadly virus still poses a serious risk.”
The government also announced it is extending the suspension of limitation periods and time periods in proceedings in the justice system until September 11th, to ensure people will not experience legal consequences if the original time requirements of their case are not met while the order is in effect. The province says it is working closely with the courts to ensure operations can resume as soon as it is safely possible.
On Tuesday (June 2), the Ontario legislature voted to extend the province’s state of emergency for another 28 days, until Tuesday, June 30th. Orders made under the state of emergency are only effective for 14 days unless they are renewed.
The government can amend or revoke an emergency order at any time. For example, the government is expected to announce additional amendments to emergency orders as it implements the stage two reopening plan, to be announced next week.
“We encourage businesses to begin preparing to reopen, so when the time comes, they will be able to protect employees, consumers and the general public,” Ford said.
Here’s a list of all the emergency orders that have been extended:
- Closure of Establishments
- Prohibiting Organized Public Events, Certain Gatherings
- Work Deployment Measures for Health Care Workers
- Drinking Water Systems and Sewage Works
- Electronic Service
- Work Deployment Measures in Long-Term Care Homes
- Closure of Places of Non-Essential Businesses
- Traffic Management
- Streamlining Requirements for Long-Term Care Homes
- Prohibition on Certain Persons Charging Unconscionable Prices for Necessary Goods
- Closure of Outdoor Recreational Amenities
- Enforcement of Orders
- Work Deployment Measures 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
- Pickup 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 Health or Residential Facilities
- 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 Measures for District Social Services Administration Boards
- Deployment of Employees of Service Provider Organizations
- Work Deployment Measures for Municipalities
- Limiting Work to a Single Retirement Home
- Work Deployment Measures for Mental Health and Addictions Agencies
- Congregate Care Settings
- Access to Personal Health Information by Means of the Electronic Health Record
- Certain Persons Enabled to Issue Medical Certificates of Death
- Hospital Credentialing Processes
- Education Sector
- Management of Long-term Care Homes in Outbreak
- Management of Retirement Homes in an Outbreak
- Special Rules re: Temporary Pandemic Pay
- Electricity Price for RPP Consumers
