The Ontario government has launched a new rapid testing portal to make it easier for all essential businesses to access free rapid testing to help keep employees and their families safe.
The Provincial Antigen Screening Program provides free rapid antigen screening kits to help screen for asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 that might otherwise be missed.
More than nine million rapid testing kits have already been sent to nearly 1,600 workplaces.
“To help stem the tide of the third wave and prevent workplace outbreaks, we launched the new rapid testing portal. We’re asking every business that’s able to be open, and particularly those in hot spots, to participate in Ontario’s COVID-19 Provincial Antigen Screening Program,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. “Join the nearly 300 essential industry sites that include rapid testing in their arsenal of safety measures to keep workers and their families safe.”
Businesses are encouraged to participate in the program by registering online by clicking here.
Program eligibility was recently expanded to include any business that is allowed to be open and requires staff to work on-site.
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— Ontario At Work (@ONTatwork) May 12, 2021