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Bulletin to Members: Final details for new emergency restrictions made available, published regulation maintains essential business classification for majority of construction/consulting engineering sector

No. 21/021 – April 19, 2021 Following its late Friday afternoon announcement of new restrictions to try and staunch the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Ford Government over the weekend published the official updated regulations providing details on what […]

Bulletin to Members: Province of Ontario enacts new emergency restrictions, strengthens enforcement of Stay-at-Home orders, construction projects largely deemed essential

No. 21/020 – April 16, 2021 The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is strengthening the enforcement of the province’s Stay-at-Home order while imposing new travel restrictions and further strengthening public […]

Bulletin to Members: Ontario Vaccination Distribution Task Force confirms consulting engineering staff unable to work from home are eligible for vaccination under Phase 2 of the COVID Vaccination Plan

No. 21/018 – April 14, 2021 Determination Employees of consulting engineering firms that are required to attend at essential project worksites for performance of their services or that are otherwise not able to perform their duties for these projects from […]

Bulletin to Members: Ontario Government Releases Spring 2021 P3 Market Update

No. 21/017 – April 8, 2021 This morning Infrastructure Minister Laurie Scott and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Lindsay, held a video town hall to release the government’s spring 2021 P3 Market Update. Moderated by the […]

Bulletin to Members: Ontario Declares Third State of Emergency and Issues 28 Day Stay-at-Home Order Effective 12:01am, Thursday April 8th – Essential Business Operations Continue

No. 21/016 – April 7, 2021 The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is immediately declaring a third provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection […]

Bulletin to Members: Ontario Moving to Phase Two of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

No. 21/015 – April 6, 2021 The Ontario government is moving into Phase Two of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, with a focus on reaching individuals in “hot spot” communities where COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted certain neighbourhoods. In addition, this […]

Bulletin to Members: Ontario implements “emergency brake”, announcing provincewide lockdown – essential business to continue, heightened vigilance strongly encouraged

No. 21/014 – April 1, 2021 The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a provincewide “emergency brake” as a result of an alarming surge in case numbers and COVID-19 […]

Bulletin to Members: Ontario releases 2021 budget, focusing on COVID-19 response and recovery

No. 21/013 – March 26, 2021 Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s 2021 Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy. The $186.1-billion budget projects a $33.1 billion deficit, which the government says will take until 2029 to eliminate.The […]

Bulletin to Members: Construction Sector Added to Ontario Phase 2 Vaccination Plan

No. 21/012 – March 25, 2021 The Ontario Ministry of Health has published an update memo to its Phase 2 Vaccination Plan. The memo details minor revisions to the Second Group of Essential Workers who cannot work from home to […]

Bulletin to Members: The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks is moving forward in implementing the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Permissions Approach

No. 21/011 – March 22, 2021 The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is moving forward in implementing the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure (CLI) Permissions Approach to update the current sewage approvals framework, following consultation in 2020. ACEC-Ontario would like […]