COVID-19 pandemic is leading to demands for compensation from small business and restaurant groups.The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario is expected to announce Thursday a 28-day provincewide “shutdown” to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Ontario government moves to activate 4-week, provincewide COVID-19 ’emergency brake’ The change, coming just two weeks after opening the province to outdoor dining, is “devastating” for members of his organization, said Todd Barclay, CEO of Restaurants Canada.If the province carries out the ban it must offer compensation for restaurateurs who have been hiring staff and stocking their shelves with food over the past two weeks, he said, and cover rent, utility and other costs for the duration of the.