The initial 28-day period for the modified Stage 2 restrictions in Toronto, York and Peel will come to an end today.
Then, starting tomorrow (Saturday), the new colour-coded COVID-19 Response Framework will come into effect.
All local health units in our region are in the Green-Prevent category, which includes standard restrictions from Stage 3, with a focus on education and awareness of public health and workplace safety measures in place.
The following proposed classifications for public health unit regions are based on data for the week of October 26, 2020. Updated data will be used for final review by the Chief Medical Officer of Health and approval by Cabinet on Friday, November 6, 2020.
Lockdown:
- No public health unit regions
Red-Control:
- No public health unit regions
Orange-Restrict:
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit;
- Ottawa Public Health;
- Peel Public Health;
- Toronto Public Health (may be delayed in entering Orange-Restrict level until November 14, 2020); and
- York Region Public Health.
Yellow-Protect:
- Brant County Health Unit;
- City of Hamilton Public Health Services;
- Durham Region Health Department; and
- Halton Region Public Health.
Green-Prevent:
- Algoma Public Health;
- Chatham-Kent Public Health;
- Grey Bruce Health Unit;
- Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health;
- Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit;
- Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit;
- Hastings Prince Edward Public Health;
- Huron Perth Public Health;
- Lambton Public Health;
- Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit;
- Middlesex-London Health Unit;
- Niagara Region Public Health;
- North Bay Parry Sound District;
- Northwestern Health Unit;
- Peterborough Public Health;
- Porcupine Health Unit;
- Public Health Sudbury & Districts;
- Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services;
- Renfrew County and District Health Unit;
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit;
- Southwestern Public Health;
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit;
- Timiskaming Health Unit;
- Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health; and
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
For more details on the new COVID-19 Response Framework, please click here.
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health & other health experts, Ontario is releasing a transparent #COVID19 response framework to protect the health & safety of Ontarians, while avoiding broader closures. https://t.co/dI4Q5KKdWe pic.twitter.com/OuXlN3sFeW
— Ontario Ministry of Health (@ONThealth) November 3, 2020