Essential services defined and an idea for those who remain open

MARCH 24, 2020

Essential services defined

Most of you already know that the Provincial government released its list of essential services. The list of services that can remain open was quite broad and reflects the reality that allowing the economy to completely stop would have huge implications. The list can be found at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-list-essential-businesses-1.5507687 among other places. 

Of course many businesses on that list will still need to close as business will be slow in their segments. These companies may find a way to work share or do short term layoffs as we have mentioned in previous notes.

Sanitization

We think that a return to work in a reasonable time frame is a near must for the economy. To make that a reality new business processes will need to be developed if we want to do our part to contain the spread of the virus. Part of the solution will be enhanced plans for sanitization and cleaning. One of our clients with deep experience in health care suggests immediately developing new workflows and processes to reduce infection risk. There are consultants that work in the infection spread area and for those of you employing large groups or running schools/daycares its worth thinking about and developing strategies.

As always call us if specific questions arise.​