The Ontario Government has announced today that twenty-seven public health regions are being transitioned out of the shutdown and into a revised and strengthened framework, while four remaining public health regions including Toronto Public Health, Peel Public Health, York Region Public Health and North Bay Parry Sound District will remain in shutdown. The Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures will continue to apply to these fours public health regions.
The following public health regions will be moving back to the Framework on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. and will no longer be subject to the Stay-at-Home order:
Grey-Lockdown:
- Niagara Region Public Health
Red-Control:
- Chatham-Kent Public Health;
- City of Hamilton Public Health Services;
- Durham Region Health Department;
- Halton Region Public Health;
- Middlesex-London Health Unit;
- Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services;
- Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit;
- Southwestern Public Health;
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit;
- Wellington-Dufferin Guelph Public Health; and
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
Orange-Restrict:
- Brant County Health Unit;
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit;
- Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit;
- Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit;
- Huron Perth Public Health;
- Porcupine Health Unit; and
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts.
Yellow-Protect:
- Northwestern Health Unit; and
- Peterborough Public Health.
Green-Prevent:
- Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit; and
To read the full announcement from today's press conference, please click here.
