Workplace Blitzes Announced And Then Expanded

On January 14, 2021, Ontario announced the start of a workplace health and safety inspection blitz of big-box stores in Toronto, Hamilton, Peel, York, and Durham.  A week later, Ontario announced it had expanded this program to additional business sectors.

Initial Inspection Blitz

Last weekend, approximately 50 ministry inspectors and local bylaw and police officers started visiting big-box stores to ensure that workers and patrons were:

• Wearing masks;
• Maintaining physical distance; and
• Following health and safety measures. 

Inspectors could:

• Ticket supervisors, employees and patrons who were not in compliance with COVID-19 safety requirements;
• Temporarily close a premise; and