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Bulletin to Members: Emergency Orders Extended, Vaccinations Continue and Variants Remain Active
No. 21/010 – March 22, 2021 Late Friday afternoon, the government of Ontario again extended all emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) for at least another month, to April 20th. The ROA must be extended every 30 days […]
Bulletin to Members: Ontario Municipalities Receiving $500 Million in Provincial Support to Help Offset COVID-19 Expenses
No. 21/009 – March 5, 2021 Yesterday Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister, Steve Clark, announced that the Ontario government is providing an additional $500 million to help the province’s 444 municipalities address ongoing COVID-19 operating costs. The new financial relief […]
Bulletin to Members: Reminder for Member Firms to Update MTO RAQS ESP Profiles By April 30th
No. 21/008 – March 5, 2021 ACEC-Ontario is reminding member firms that the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is requiring Engineering Services Provider (ESP) Firms to ensure their qualifications information in their RAQS ESP profiles is updated by April 30, 2021. […]
Bulletin to Members: Ontario Preparing to Rollout Phase Two of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
No. 21/007 – March 5, 2021 The Ontario government is preparing to move into Phase Two of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan next month, with a focus on vaccinating populations based on age and risk. With vaccine supply stabilizing and […]
Bulletin to Members: Government of Ontario extends emergency orders, Stay-at-Home orders remain in effect for Toronto, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound until at least March 8th
No. 21/006 – February 18, 2021 The Government of Ontario’s emergency orders have been extended until March 21st under the Reopening Ontario Act, the province is maintaining the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures are […]
Bulletin to Members: Government of Ontario announces updated provincial reopening framework: State of emergency to expire, but concern of potential accelerated spread of “COVID variants” tempers cautious optimism of lower trend in reported cases
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government of Ontario is moving to a regional approach and maintaining the shutdown in the majority of the public health regions, including the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health […]
Bulletin to Members: MTO prompts Engineering Services Firms to update RAQS ESP Profiles
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is notifying Engineering Services Provider (ESP) Firms that they need to ensure their qualifications information in their RAQS ESP profiles is updated by April 30, 2021. The ministry’s legacy registry, appraisal and qualification system […]
Bulletin to Members: Government of Ontario extends state of emergency and stay-at-home order
No. 21/003 – January 26, 2021 The Ontario government has extended the declared provincial emergency for an additional 14 days. The declaration of emergency made under section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA), originally declared on […]
Bulletin to Members: Ministry of Transportation affirms consultant’s essential business status, Government updates essential construction list: Consulting industry facing minimal impacts with new conditions
No. 21/002 – January 19, 2021 In response to the Ontario government’s declaration of a second provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA) last Tuesday, January 12th and the subsequent issuing of […]
Bulletin to Members: Government of Ontario declares second state of emergency and issues stay-at-home order, essential business status of construction sector largely unchanged
No. 21/001 – January 12, 2021 In response to a doubling in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, the real and looming threat of the collapse of the province’s hospital system and risks posed to long-term care homes as […]