Federal Government: 

• The federal government announced additional support to address immediate health, economic, and transportation needs in the North.
• The government will: 
  • transfer $72.6 million to the governments of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut to support their COVID-19 health and social services preparations and response 
  • Provide up to $17.3 million to the governments of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut to support northern air carriers 
  • Make available $15 million in non-repayable support for businesses in the territories to help address the impacts of COVID-19 
  • Provide an additional $25 million to Nutrition North Canada to increase subsidies 

New Brunswick: 

• A process has been established for the public or businesses to donate personal protective equipment to help frontline health professionals combat COVID-19 
• People who want to donate items such as masks, gowns, gloves, hand sanitizer and other personal protective equipment should contact Service New Brunswick, which manages government procurement 

Ontario: 

• The Ontario government is extending the Declaration of Emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act for a further 28 days (until May 12) 
  • This allows Ontario to continue to enforce current emergency orders, such as the closure of all non-essential workplaces, outdoor amenities such as parks and recreational areas, public places and bars and restaurants 
• The legislature also passed the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support and Protection Act to amend the Education Act, Planning Act, Development Charges Act, Police Services Act and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act 
  • The amendments to the Education Act will allow school boards to continue charging fees on new construction in order to retain a vital source of revenue for new school projects 
  • The changes to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act will temporarily suspend student loan payments for OSAP borrowers and initiate a six-month interest-free moratorium on OSAP loans 
• The government is making it possible to suspend certain municipal planning decision timelines during the state of emergency, and change the Development Charges Act to ensure municipalities can continue to earn revenue that helps pay for local growth-related infrastructure, such as roads, water and sewers as well as fire and police services 

Manitoba: 

• The Manitoba government will now compensate health-care workers who are required to self-isolate for 14 days due to possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace 
• The province is also proposing new provisions to the Employment Standards Code that would allow employees to be away from work for specified reasons related to COVID-19 
• Employees would be able to take as much unpaid time off work as needed to:
  • be in isolation or quarantine or take any other control measure in accordance with information or directions related to COVID-19 by health professionals  
  • obtain medical examination, supervision or treatment 
  • comply with an order made under The Emergency Measures Act or The Public Health Act
  • provide care or support to a family member as a result of COVID-19, including but not limited to, school and daycare closures 
  • comply with travel restrictions 
• The province has partnered with the Pembina Trails School Division and the St. James-Assiniboia School Division to offer expanded access to InformNet online courses during the suspension of in-school classes due to COVID-19 

Saskatchewan: 

• The Government of Saskatchewan is implementing a series of relief measures for the provincial oil and gas sector 
• Provincial relief measures by the Government of Saskatchewan include:
  • Extending a series of filing and other deadlines 
  • Extending mineral rights, scheduled to expire in 2020, by one year.  This includes rights granted under the terms of an oil and gas lease, exploration license or permit 
  • Reducing the industry portion of the Oil and Gas Administrative Levy by 50 per cent this fiscal year and delaying the invoicing of the remaining balance until October 1, 2020