The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a wave of legal
claims. The Ontario government has attempted to protect those
subject to this wave of litigation and return some stability to the
litigation landscape with the passing of Supporting
Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020,1 ("the
Act") which came into force on November 20, 2020.
Section 2 of the Act prohibits causes of action against
"any person as a direct or indirect result of an individual
being or potentially being infected with or exposed to coronavirus
(COVID-19) on or after March 17, 2020 as a direct or indirect
result of an act or omission of the person" if the person
acted, or made a good faith effort to act, in accordance with
public health guidance and laws relating to COVID-19, and if the
act or omission does not constitute gross negligence.
