As per the latest recommendations from Ontario Public Service, my staff will be working from home. However we are continuing to serve the University-Rosedale community by phone: 416-535-7206 and email: jbell-co@ndp.on.ca
We're in this together. Don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Regular COVID-19 Updates
I am sending out regular dedicated updates on COVID-19, with a focus on providing the information and answering the questions that University-Rosedale residents are asking of me and my team.
You can sign up to receive these emails in your inbox at: jessicabellmpp.ca/newsletter
Here are the recent updates that were sent, as well as a summary of their contents:
- Pushing for a safe return to school
- Bill 195, keeping emergency powers after the state of emergency is over
- Bill 197, a “COVID-19 recovery” omnibus bill
- Bill 184, the “Eviction Bill”
- Federal government pledges funding to cities, paid sick leave
- Moving towards a Stage 3 reopening plan
- Important changes to long-term care, including visitation, funding and air conditioning
- Child care cap increases to cohorts of 15
- Declaration of Emergency extension sought until July 24
- Latest in Toronto recreation reopenings
- All city-led and permitted events in Toronto cancelled through Sept. 30
- Economic Recovery Act does nothing to help families, small businesses, or cities recover
- Cloth masks now required in all indoor public places
- We are demanding a plan for Ontario’s schools to reopen safely and full-time
- Evictions may begin as early as August 1
- Bill 175 passes, advocacy for seniors must continue
- Forcing migrant workers to continue working after testing positive for COVID-19 is unacceptable
- Join the University-Rosedale virtual townhall on a green and just recovery this Monday
- Toronto’s heat warning continues
- Bill 171, the transit bill, passed on Tuesday
- Toronto needs funding from the provincial and federal governments
- Free online health and safety training available
- New bill addresses health impacts of climate crisis
- Ontario courts to resume in-person sittings
- Major delays in Ontario transit projects
- Virtual townhall on a green and just recovery
- Appear during the Finance Committee’s review of COVID-19
- Action needed to protect migrant workers
- Toronto City Council puts forward policing recommendations
- Toronto's homelessness emergency
- Learn where to stay cool
- Pools are open!
- City council votes to make masks mandatory indoors
- Canada Student Service Grant Program
- What should school in September look like?
- City of Toronto moving to Stage Two of reopening
- Calling for an end to police violence and investing in Black, Indigenous and racialized people’s lives
- Exposure notification app to be launched
- Emergency Orders extended
- Moratorium on commercial evictions now in effect
- Immediate action needed to protect migrant workers
- Ontario Government announces new math curriculum
- Face coverings will be mandatory on the TTC
- New funding available for Indigenous-owned small and medium sized businesses
- Additional federal announcements
- Social circles of up to 10 people now allowed
- Act now to ensure child care reopens safely and affordably
- A phased approach to reopening city-run child care
- Toronto is in financial trouble
- The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) will be extended for another two months
- New data dashboard shows where we are in fight against COVID-19
- Masks to become mandatory on the TTC
- Temperature screenings now required for air travel
- Advocating to prevent all commercial evictions during COVID-19
- Key provisions of the Environmental Bill of Rights reinstated
- New guide for employers on developing a workplace safety plan
- Launch of SwimTO to help Torontonians access water this summer
- New guidelines released for weddings and funerals
- Culture and heritage sector up next in the Finance Committee’s review of the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario’s economy
- Pandemic pay continues to be delayed
- Pushing for transparency in important COVID-19 provincial decisions
- City of Toronto working on a plan to reopen farmers' markets
- Child care centres can open today, but will they?
- The province’s plan for Stage Two of reopening
- New rules for social gatherings and places of worship
- Visiting access to senior homes will change on June 18
- Federal government changes international travel rules
- Recognizing Indigenous History Month
- A big win for commercial tenants
- No one should be evicted because of a pandemic
- Ontario will appeal ‘extreme intoxication’ defense
- New safety guidelines released for public transit
- Plan for post-secondary education to resume in-person
- Ontario lifting 30-day supply limit on prescriptions
- Summer day camps allowed to open
- Provincial parks opening up gradually
- Expanded patio and outdoor dining coming soon
- New City of Toronto COVID-19 Resource Map
- Speaking out against Bill 184, and for tenants' rights
- Anti-Black racism is a public health crisis
- Expanded access to testing
- Municipalities continue to face funding crisis
- New Ford Bill sets the stage for privatization of long-term care
- Ombudsman investigates long-term care
- Transit delays and Bill 171, the Building Transit Faster Act
- New electricity rates
- Toronto Public Library to begin curbside drop-off and pick-up services
- State of Emergency extended until June 30
- Park washrooms to reopen
- New requirements at Toronto Pearson Airport
- Backcountry camping reopens at Ontario Parks
- Standing up for residents in long-term care
- Increase in COVID-19 cases and a new directive for testing
- Data and map of COVID-19 hot spots
- We need a New Deal for Toronto
- Speaking out against Bill 184, and for tenants' rights
- Emergency order extended
- Commercial rent support program now open for applications
- New hotline offering financial planning advice to small businesses and not-for-profits
- New cycling network approved
- Pandemic pay still hasn't arrived, has gaps
- Ontario Emergency Benefit extension
- Classes cancelled for the rest of the year
- Additional education updates
- Testing continues to lag
- Masks are now recommended
- I speak out for small businesses at Queen’s Park
- Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended
- OSAP application process now open
- Border to remain closed
- Some park amenities to open this weekend
- Recognizing Personal Support Workers
- Watch our townhall on Work in the Time of COVID-19
- I’m hosting a “Work in the time of COVID-19” townhall
- Canada Emergency Student Benefit is now open
- More workplaces to reopen on May 19
- One-time Tax-Free Payment for Seniors
- May 15 is lockout day for small businesses
- Watch our townhall on Long-term Care
- New COVID-19 testing guidelines
- New list of PPE suppliers
- Government can now take over LTC facilities
- COVID-19 Emergency Benefit for OW and ODSP recipients has been extended
- ODP prescription fees are being reduced
- Quiet streets are coming
- Long-term care online townhall
- We need a public inquiry into long-term care now
- Pandemic pay website released
- What is Ontario’s plan to resume surgeries and non-COVID health care?
- Electricity rate relief extended until May 31
- Ontario eases restrictions on certain businesses
- Provincial parks begin opening today
- Rising incidents of Anti-Chinese and Anti-Asian racism
- Some seasonal businesses to reopen
- Disabled people demand more support
- Cycling in the time of COVID-19
- One-time increase to Canada Child Benefit
- Eligibility expansion for emergency child care
- Here’s the latest on access to pandemic pay
- PPE issues in LTC homes continue
- Access to sanitation and washroom services for vulnerable population
- Ontario releases initial plan to reopen economy
- New pandemic top-up pay for front line workers
- Watch our online town halls on COVID-19 and Housing
- Save Small Business
- New BusinessTO Support Centre
- Feds release commercial rent assistance plan
- City opens up some roads to pedestrians
- Schools closed until May 31
- Ontario’s nurses win victory for more worker protections
- Community gardens now permitted
Monday-Tuesday, April 27-28 - Townhalls on COVID-19 and Tenants Rights
- These townhalls featured a Q&A with an infectious disease specialist and a housing lawyer
- Information and links to watch the townhalls available here
- Join our online townhalls this coming Monday and Tuesday
- New Canada Emergency Student Benefit
- Ontario taking CERB money from people on social assistance is wrong
- The Government should take over vulnerable LTC homes
- We need race-based data collection now
- New fund for community organizations
- The Federal wage subsidy program opens April 27
- Ontario COVID-19 Mental Health Network
- Declaration of Emergency extended, schools closed until May 4
- Long-term care homes need help now
- Protecting people experiencing homelessness
- Post-secondary students need more help
- The Federal CERB program is expanding
- Federal wage boost for essential workers
- Changes to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)
- Advocating for CERB applicants receiving ODSP or OW
- Donate to help the City tackle COVID-19
本期简报内容包括：
- 紧急状态延长，学校关闭延至5月4日
- 长期护理机构亟需帮助
- 保护无家可归人群
- 高校学生需要更多帮助
- 联邦CERB紧急补贴正扩大支持范围
- 联邦必要工作人员工资上涨
- 对加拿大紧急商业账户(CEBA)进行调整
- 为领取ODSP残疾补贴或OW低保的CERB申请人呼吁争取支持
- 为多伦多市抗疫捐献爱心
- 今日的#COVID善举选登
- More Information on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program
- Government orders childcare centres to stop charging fees
- Long-term care homes need support
- Seniors need more help
- Electricity disconnections are now banned
- Changes to construction and workplace safety
- Virtual wills are now permitted
- New short term rental restrictions
- Ways to give and get help
本期简报内容包括：
- 更多关于加拿大紧急工资补贴项目的信息
- 政府下令要求幼托中心暂停收取费用
- 长期护理机构需要帮助
- 老年人需要更多帮助
- 断电措施现已被禁
- 建筑工地和工作场所安全措施的变化
- 在线立遗嘱已被允许
- 对短租住房的新限制
- 捐献爱心和获取帮助的方式
- Information on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- Our plan to support businesses
- The latest news for families with children (online learning, provincial child benefit, emergency childcare)
- Changes to the list of essential businesses
- New guidelines to stay safe
- How to help out
本简报内容包括：
- 加拿大紧急响应补贴有关信息
- 面向非公民和永久居民身份劳动者的支持
- 新民主党的企业支援计划
- 关于有儿童家庭的最新信息
- 在线学习现已启动
- 省级儿童福利金现已可申领
- 紧急幼托相关更新
- 必要行业清单变动
- 安全防疫的更新指引
- 佩戴口罩
- 公共场所必须保持人际距离的要求
- 被指控违反紧急情况令时必须示明身份的最新要求
- 如何力所能及地提供帮助
Sunday April 5 - Giving and receiving help in this crisis
- Mutual aid groups and networks (neighbourhood pods, community networks, city-wide programs)
- Specialized supports from nonprofits and social services
- Emergency Community Support Funds
- Crisis support
- Volunteer opportunities
- Information on rent and evictions
- New mandatory physical distancing measures
- Update on school closures
- Emergency childcare
- Post-secondary updates
- Preparing to receive financial supports
- Demanding support for health care workers
- Additional announcements
本简报摘要如下：
• 关于房租与租客驱逐的信息
• 关于强制实施社交距离的更新要求
• 学校停课相关更新
• 紧急幼托信息
• 高等教育相关更新
• 准备获取财政补助资金
• 争取对医疗工作者的支持
• 其他公告
- Ontario Financial Statement
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
- List of Essential workplaces
*安大略省财政报告
*加拿大紧急响应补贴(CERB)
*必要工作场所清单
- Improved COVID-19 online self-assessment tool
- Province's order to close all non-essential workplaces
- City of Toronto's declaration of a state of emergency
- Child care for essential workers
- Calling on the Ontario Government to provide income support
- Job protections
- Moratorium on evictions
- OHIP coverage
- Social distancing
- Federal Government’s Aid Announcement
- Ontario state of emergency:
Updates are available daily on the following websites:
Information from Toronto Public Health on local cases, how to protect yourself and where to seek further medical support.
Information from Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Find out how to protect yourself, what to do if you’re sick and how to recognize possible symptoms. Updated twice daily, in 30 languages.
Information from the Government of Ontario and the Public Health Agency of Canada
Updates on the national response, travel advice and preparedness.
Important travel advisories and restrictions related to COVID-19, from the Government of Canada.
News Releases
Provincial Government News Releases
The latest announcements from the provincial government are posted here: ontario.ca/news
Official Opposition News Releases
You can read the Opposition's responses and proposals at ontariondp.ca/news
For medical advice
Telehealth Ontario
For medical advice, you may contact Telehealth Ontario, a free, confidential service. A Registered Nurse will take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Information is available in multiple languages.
Telephone: 1-866-797-0000
If you have recently traveled
If you have recently travelled outside of Canada, please follow the instructions from Toronto Public Health, available here: https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/travel-advice/