Public Hospital Advisory: Emergency Order allows Government to institute hospitals as temporary management for long-term care homes experiencing COVID-19 outbreak
On May 12, 2020, the Ontario government passed an emergency Order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act temporarily amending section 156 of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 (“LTCHA”) to expand the circumstances under which the Director may […]
Operational requirements for health sector restart released
Chief Medical Officer of Health updates Directive #2 to ramp up health services On May 26, 2020, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health released an updated Directive #2 for health care providers which allows for a gradual restart of previously […]
Injunction requires Long-Term Care homes to provide nurses access to PPE
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision on April 23, 2020, Ontario Nurses Association v Eatonville/Henley Place, 2020 ONSC 2467, granting an interlocutory injunction requiring four Long-Term Care (“LTC”) homes to act in accordance with Directive #3 and […]
COVID-19 efforts shift to the protection of seniors and vulnerable persons
Although the community spread of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have peaked in the province according to public health officials in Ontario, concern about the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care, retirement and congregate care settings has significantly increased. COVID-19 […]
Public Hospital Advisory: Ministry of Health relaxes approval process to enable hospitals to build COVID-19 capacity
Public hospitals across the province are working with their system partners and communities to build capacity to manage patients suffering from COVID-19 and to create flexible space to minimize the risk of exposure to other patients and staff. This includes […]
Privacy and cybersecurity during COVID-19 – Tips for Canadian organizations
With the emergence of COVID-19 in Canada, organizations are faced with many additional concerns and considerations in their daily operations and strategic planning. Remote work has become the norm, and the health of employees, customers and suppliers is a key […]
Privacy and cybersecurity during COVID-19 – Tips for Canadian organizations
With the emergence of COVID-19 in Canada, organizations are faced with many additional concerns and considerations in their daily operations and strategic planning. Remote work has become the norm, and the health of employees, customers and suppliers is a key […]
COVID-19: The power of the government in a public health emergency
Governments across Canada are responding to the COVID-19 crisis by invoking powers available to them under public health and emergency management legislation. The Governments of B.C. and Alberta have declared states of public health emergency under their respective public health […]
COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Can my organization be shut down and other questions about public health events and emergency management powers
Since the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus, referred to as COVID-19, was originally identified on December 31, 2019 by Chinese health authorities, it has been closely followed internationally by all levels of government, as well as by global, national and […]
Getting ahead of Coronavirus: Managing risks in the workplace
The recent outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (“Coronavirus”) continues to spark concern worldwide, which is sure to increase considering that the World Health Organization (“WHO”) classified the outbreak as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” on January 30, […]
