COVID-19 stay-at-home order, scheduled to expire on May 20, may be extended. The provincewide restrictions have forced businesses, like personal care services and most gymst, to stay closed.
Other businesses, like non-essential retailers, have been limited to curbside and online sales. “I am really worried we’re at the breaking point,” said Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
He said Ontario’s restrictions are the toughest in North America and don’t provide for any schedule to allow businesses to reopen.
Kelly said he’s getting calls from members asking that the lobby instruct businesses to reopen against the rules on a predetermined date.