Due to the recent rise of COVID-19 cases, the Ontario government
amended Ontario
Regulation 364/20: Rules for Areas in Stage 3,1
under the Reopening
Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act,
2020,2 effective September 26, 2020,
province-wide (the "Amendment"). The
Amendment requires, among other things, businesses or organizations
in Stage 3 to comply with any advice, recommendations, and
instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of
Health (the "OCMOH") on screening for
COVID-19.
The OCMOH has issued a recommendation for businesses or
organizations in Stage 3 to implement its
COVID-19 screening tool in their workplaces (the
"Screening Tool").3 As per
the Amendment, businesses or organizations in Stage 3 must comply
with this recommendation. We have set out a list of questions and
answers below regarding the Screening Tool, to assist with its
implementation.
