On Friday, September 25th, the Ontario government announced
that, effective September
26th all Ontario businesses must comply
with any advice, recommendations and instructions issued by the
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of
Health (the "Chief Medical Officer") on
screening for COVID-19. As such, workplaces must now
screen all workers and essential visitors entering the work
environment upon arrival for COVID-19.
The current recommendations of the Chief Medical
Officer and the required screening questions can be
found here. Employers should
carefully read these recommendations and determine whether
their current screening tools are compliant. If
your workplace does not currently conduct screening, you should
immediately implement the recommendations. However, note
that, if your workplace is in an industry that
is already required by the government to screen
individuals, the recommendations may not apply. For
example, the recommendations may not apply to
