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O. Reg. 50/20: DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
filed March 18, 2020 under Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.9
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made under the
Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
Made: March 17, 2020 (7:30 am)
Filed: March 18, 2020
Published on e-Laws: March 19, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 4, 2020
Declaration of Emergency
WHEREAS the outbreak of a communicable disease namely COVID-19 coronavirus disease constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons;
AND WHEREAS the criteria set out in subsection 7.0.1(3) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter E.9 (the “Act”) have been satisfied;
NOW THEREFORE, an emergency is hereby declared pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Act in the whole of the Province of Ontario.