Ontario, Canada: Stage 2 Reopening Begins On A Regional Basis

On April 27, 2020, Ontario released a Framework for Reopening Our Province. This Framework contemplates the gradual reopening of the province in three stages, with each stage lasting for approximately two-to-four weeks to permit close monitoring of any impacts or potential resurgences of COVID-19 cases.

Following the successful initial loosening of public health measures in Stage 1, Ontario is taking a regional approach to Stage 2 reopening, which will begin on June 12, 2020. The decision to take a regional approach was made because regions in Ontario have had different experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic, and they are not meeting the public health criteria for moving to Stage 2 simultaneously. Regions will be permitted to enter Stage 2 only when public health criteria outlined in the framework are met.