March 3, 2022
Ontario Lifting Most Remaining COVID-19 Public Health Measures, Including Mask Mandates
After almost two years of COVID-19 restrictions and public health mandates, the provincial government has announced a timeline for removing all public health restrictions, including mask mandates. 

Effective March 14: 
  • Mandatory vaccination policy for employees in long-term care homes is lifted 
  • Unvaccinated workers in hospitals and other high-risk healthcare settings will no longer have to partake in regular rapid testing 
Effective March 21: 
  • Masking requirements will be removed in most settings including: schools, restaurants and bars, gyms, movie theatres, shopping centres, etc. 
  • Remaining measures in schools including cohorts and on-site symptom screening are removed 
  • Remaining regulatory requirements for businesses are removed, including passive screening and having a COVID-19 safety plan 
Effective April 27: 
  • Mask requirements are removed in all remaining settings 
  • All remaining orders under the Reopening Ontario Act expire 
  • Remaining health-care directives are lifted, however, the government will still direct health-care workers to wear personal protective equipment 
  • After this date, masks will not be mandatory but will be encouraged and highly recommended for those who are immunocompromised, at high risk, or who choose to still use them.  
How businesses and Canadians can help Ukraine
Like many Canadians, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is appalled by the further Russian invasion of Ukraine.

We support efforts by Canada and its allies to take strong measures to end the conflict. The recent actions by the Russian government strike at the rule of law and international norms, which are the foundations of our democratic societies and our economic system.

Like many Canadians, we express our solidarity with the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian business community during these tragic times for their country. For those that would like to help, we are providing links to the specific areas of greatest need that outline meaningful ways to make donations. We are also providing links to various information sources regarding sanctions and other relevant policy. 
There is no supply chain resilience without cybersecurity, Canadian Chamber of Commerce says
The Senior Director of Digital Economy, Technology & Innovation at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, issued the following statement on the new quarterly data within the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions.
“Across every sector, less than 20% of businesses are implementing technological improvements to their supply chains, despite an increase in cyber-attacks, threats and breaches. It is absolutely essential that cybersecurity be part of any discussion on supply chain resilience moving forward.