In light of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the province, on
January 12, 2021, the Ontario government declared a second state of
emergency under the Emergency and Civil Protection
Act. At that time, the government announced that it would
issue a range of other orders to enhance the restrictions in place
in the province. Effective 12:01 a.m. on January 14, 2021, a
Stay-at-Home order (the “Order”) came into effect in
Ontario. The Ontario government released the Order and Regulation
10/21 (the “Regulation”) amending the existing rules in
Stage 1 of Ontario's reopening plan only hours before the
Order became effective. The Order is anticipated to stay in effect
for at least 28 days, until at least February 11, 2021.
