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Another program, the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) supports Canadians that have been working but have to take a break to care for dependents (a child below 12 years of age or a disabled family member). The benefit only applies if schools and care centres are closed, or the dependent fell sick, or contracted COVID-19. [41]
The COVID-19 pandemic had a deep impact on the Canadian economy, leading it into a recession. The government's social distancing rules had the effect of limiting economic activity in the country. Companies started mass layoffs of workers, and Canada's unemployment rate was 13.5 percent in May 2020, the highest it has been since 1976. [1]
The following had been the provincial governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. Personal protective equipment donation tent at North York General Hospital. COVID-19 safety notice on playground equipment at a park in Vaughan An Alert Ready message sent out on March 27, 2020 as seen on an iPhone 11 using iOS 13.
Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly payment available to qualifying citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are 65 years old and older. Authorized by Section 94A of the Constitution Act of 1867, [ 1 ] the program is defined by the Old Age Security Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9). [ 2 ]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario was a viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 , a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Canada was announced on January 25, 2020, involving a traveller who had recently returned to Toronto from travel in China , including ...
COVID-19 pandemic: Alberta [a] Public Health Act [24] [25] British Columbia: Emergency Program Act and Public Health Act [18] [26] Manitoba: Emergency Measures Act [27] New Brunswick: Emergency Measures Act [26] [28] Newfoundland and Labrador: Public Health Protection and Promotion Act [26] Nova Scotia: Health Protection Act [29] [30] Ontario [b]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto is a viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 , a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 , localized in Toronto. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada, and the fourth most populous city in North America .
The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 . It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Most cases over the course of the pandemic have been in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. Confirmed cases have been reported in all of Canada's ...