The Windsor-Essex area can move into Stage 2 of Ontario’s reopening plan today.
The regions had been held back due to outbreaks among farm workers in the area.
But Premier Doug Ford said yesterday, “We are doing everything we can to help Windsor-Essex contain this virus and get back on track.”
The towns of Kingsville and Leamington will remain in Stage 1 as they host a large portion of the roughly 8,000 migrant farm workers, where outbreaks of COVID-19 have occurred.
Ford also announced a three-point plan to better support migrant workers, three of whom have died over the course of the pandemic.
For more details on the announcement, please click here.
Our government launched a 3 point plan to reduce transmission on farms & throughout @TheWECHU includes:
Ongoing & expanding on-site testing
Access to employment benefits & supports
New #PublicHealth guidancehttps://t.co/m95Bn8gToh pic.twitter.com/CTLmms0aDU— Doug Ford (@fordnation) June 24, 2020
If you’re a temporary foreign worker, please get tested for #COVID19. You will not lose your job, and you’ll be able to self isolate if required. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our farmers and their workers. pic.twitter.com/XYWDwEWjKC
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) June 24, 2020
As of tomorrow, June 25th at 12:01AM most parts of Windsor-Essex will move to Stage 2, excluding Leamington and Kingsville.https://t.co/pGXNTK8Rhd pic.twitter.com/KIlS62ThyY
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) June 25, 2020
