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Ontario government announces provincewide "Emergency Brake"

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a provincewide emergency brake as a result of the surge in case numbers and Covid-19 hospitalizations across the province. The emergency brake will be effective Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. and the government intends to keep this in place for at least four weeks. 

Here’s how the plan impacts landscape and horticulture businesses

*Information is from the government’s COVID-19 shutdown: enhanced public health and workplace safety measures
 

Landscaping Services
Q: Are landscaping services permitted?
A: Yes, landscaping services are listed as a permitted service.

Garden Centres
Q: Are garden centres permitted to operate?
A: Yes, garden centres are permitted to be open for: in-person retail at 25% capacity; curbside pick-up; and delivery. 

To calculate 25% capacity: "divide the total square metres of floor space accessible to the public (not including shelving and store fixtures) by 16 and round down to the nearest whole number."

Construction
Q: Is construction permitted? 
A: Yes, "Construction activities or projects and related supporting services, including demolition and land surveying, are allowed."

Growers
Q: Are nursery growers permitted to operate?
A: Yes, "Businesses are allowed if they: produce food and beverages, agricultural products (including plants), including by farming, harvesting, aquaculture, hunting and fishing."

Snow Clearing
Q: Is snow clearing permitted?
A: Yes, snow clearing is listed as a permitted service.

Landscape Ontario’s Covid-19 Task Force

 


 
 
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