COVID-19 INFORMATION

This page was last updated March 25, 2020

Below is a list of resources on COVID-19. This list includes the OFL response to Ford’s emergency legislation, demands for workers during the pandemic, a fact sheet outlining short-term and long-term actions to avoid the harm that the virus can bring to your health, and an important timeline of COVID-19 policy announcements.

The OFL will continue to monitor recommendations and advisories from local, provincial and national public health officials as further information becomes available. Our advocacy work continues, and we will stay vigilant in pressing the government on our demands.

• OFL response to Ford’s emergency legislation: Without providing access to paid emergency leave, Ford’s COVID-19 legislation misses the mark.

• Posters: Protect all workers now!: Posters to show solidarity and thanks to front-line workers

• OFL open letter to Premier Ford: : Provide emergency support for all workers and vulnerable Ontarians during COVID-19

• OFL info sheet on COVID-19: Wash your hands of germs, racism, and xenophobia

• Patty Coates’ op-ed in the Toronto Star: Ontario’s COVID-19 plan must not leave any worker behind

• Timeline: COVID-19 Policy Announcements

• Current list of products that meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).

• Ontario Public Health info sheets – Cleaning and Disinfection for Public Settings

• Resources for Workers

• Coping With COVID-19 in the Workplace information page from Goldblatt Partners LLP

• Job Loss and COVID-19: Q&A for Ontario Workers, an FAQ from Goldblatt Partners LLP

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