by mayorpellegrini | Feb 17, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers discussed rebuilding biomanufacturing in Canada. The federal government announced $63.5 million over five years will be provided to 68...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 16, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Variants of concern are emerging in all 10 provinces; there are over 514 cases of the B117 variant, 33 cases of the B1351 variant and one case of the P1 variant. Canada will be receiving 1.3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine before the...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 12, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Canada negotiated an accelerated delivery schedule for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine: Canada will receive 2.8 million additional doses of Pfizer between April and June and an additional 6.2 million doses between July and September. An...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 11, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau and Health Minister Hajdu participated in a virtual roundtable with health-care professionals and advocates. Government of Canada officials held a technical briefing on COVID-19 vaccines: Major-General Dany Fortin...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 10, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau announced the federal government is investing $14.9 billion for public transit projects over the next eight years; $3 billion will be allocated per year for Canadian communities beginning in 2026-2027. PROVINCIAL The Ontario...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 9, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced starting Monday, February 15, anyone arriving in Canada by land will need to show a negative PCR-based COVID-19 test; similar to the air travel measures implemented in January. Health Canada issued a...
