On January 12, 2021, the Ontario government declared a second provincial emergency under
section 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil
Protection Act, in response to the drastic rise in the number
of COVID-19 cases in the province.
Stay-At-Home Order
As part of the provincial emergency, Ontario has issued a
stay-at-home order that will come into effect at 12:01 a.m. on
Thursday, January 14, 2021, and will last for at least 28 days.
This stay-at-home order requires that Ontarians remain at home
except for certain permitted purposes, including going to the
grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services,
exercising, or working, where permitted. The province has mandated
that "all businesses must ensure that any
employee who can work from home, does work from home"
(emphasis added).
