Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Key details on Ontario’s plan for three paid sick days
The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE?Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program. They will...
Ontario to allow transfer of hospital patients to LTCs without consent
TORONTO — Hospitals in Ontario will be able to transfer patients waiting for a long-term care space to any nursing home without their consent, the government announced Wednesday as it scrambled to free up beds for people with COVID-19. Health Minister
City of Toronto works with volunteer group to share COVID-19 vaccine information
Canada's most populous city will start feeding information about available COVID-19 vaccination appointments directly to a group of volunteers who have made it their mission to help as many people as possible navigate a complex booking system. The Cit...
AstraZeneca blood clot risk similar to odds of being struck by lightning, expert says
MONTREAL — The risk of developing serious blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is similar to the chances of being struck by lightning, the chief physician at the McGill University Health Centre said Wednesday. Dr. Marc Rodger offered the com...
Ontario nursing homes badly prepared for COVID-19 pandemic, auditor general says
TORONTO — Ontario's nursing homes were woefully unprepared for the onslaught of COVID-19 — the culmination of years of neglect and failure to address known problems, the province's auditor general said on Wednesday. In a special report, Bonnie Lysyk to...
Ontario to give all workers three paid sick days, reimburse businesses
TORONTO — Workers in Ontario will soon be able access three paid sick days to help them self-isolate during the pandemic, but critics said the policy announced Wednesday falls far short of what's required to curb the spread of COVID-19. Premier
Migrant farm workers at higher COVID-19 risk, need protection: Ontario coroner report
TORONTO — Migrant farm workers who come to Ontario from other countries are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and other infectious diseases due to their communal living and working conditions, according to a coroner's report released on Tuesday.To...
Quebec reports blood clot death of woman after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine
MONTREAL — A woman in her 50s has died of a blood clot that occurred after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the Quebec government announced Tuesday. Public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda told a news conference he believes it is the first
Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers
TORONTO — Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made clear it wanted to top up an existing federal benefit to deliver on its promise of
Quebec reports 1,014 cases of COVID-19, nine deaths as hospitalizations drop slightly
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is reporting 1,014 new cases of COVID-19 today as well as nine additional deaths due to the pandemic, including six in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations declined for a fourth straight day, down by eight to