COVID-19 Updates

Guidelines

In order to prevent the spread of COVID 19 medical officials have provided the following guidelines:

  1. Physical and Social Distancing: maintaining a 2m (6ft) distance from one another
  2. Practice Good Hand Hygiene: Washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or using an alcohol based hand sanitizer
  3. Stay Home: don’t go out for non-essential activities
  4. Do not gather in groups of more than five people

UPDATE CENTRE

Provincial Update (January 13, 2021)

Restrictions on businesses will take effect Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at 12:01am and will remain in effect for twenty-eight days. Restrictions that affect the masonry industry directly are as follows; as per O. Reg 82/20 Manufacturing: MAY REMAIN OPEN – Businesses that supply businesses that are permitted to open in Ontario, or that supply businesses […]

Federal Updates (May 19, 2020)

All construction is now allowed to be resumed.

Municipal Updates (May 1, 2020)

May 1, 2020 Toronto: The City of Toronto announced on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 that all public events will not be permitted until at least June 30th, 2020.  

Provincial Updates (May 1, 2020)

May 1, 2020. All emergency orders from the Provincial Government shall remain in place until May 6th, 2020 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY As of May 4th, 2020 the Province will be easing restrictions on construction, with strict safety guidelines in place. The following construction activities will be permitted to take place: Construction Related […]

Federal Updates (May 1, 2020)

May 1, 2020 Key Policy Initiatives: a) Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: The Federal Government will fund 75% of employee’s wages for up to three months to business which have seen at least a 15% decline in revenues due to COVID-19. The subsidy can be back dated to March 15th, 2020. The Federal Government will start […]

Municipal Updates (April 24, 2020)

April 24, 2020. Toronto: The City of Toronto announced on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 that all public events will not be permitted until at least June 30th, 2020.

Provincial Updates

April 24, 2020 All emergency orders from the Provincial Government shall remain in place until May 6th, 2020 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY As of April 4th, 2020 at 11:59pm the following categories of construction sites will be deemed non-essential and accordingly shall be ordered closed; Non-essential Industrial Construction Non-essential Infrastructure Construction New starts […]

Federal Updates

April 24, 2020 Key Policy Initiatives: a) Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: The Federal Government will fund 75% of employee’s wages for up to three months to business which have seen at least a 15% decline in revenues due to COVID-19. The subsidy can be back dated to March 15th, 2020. The Federal Government will start […]

Municipal Updates

Update for April 16, 2020 Toronto: The City of Toronto announced on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 that all public events will not be permitted until at least June 30th, 2020.  

NCMA Updates

View Current COVID-19 Bulletins from the National Concrete Masonry Association.