March 1st
Over the past two years, Stride Employment Services has taken necessary steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Ontario released its plan to follow a cautious and phased approach to lifting public health and workplace safety measures if health indicators continued to remain stable and improve. Positivity rates have fallen and new admissions to hospital and ICU have been declining week over week. Over the coming days and weeks, these trends are expected to continue, allowing the province to safely accelerate its timelines. With key public health and health system indicators improving, the government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is cautiously and gradually easing public health measures.