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COVID-19 First Ministers Statement 

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 18:08

Governments in Canada have taken wide-ranging steps within their own constitutional jurisdictions to slow and contain the spread of COVID-19.

As the first wave of the virus' activity passes, all governments want to safely restore economic activity, while protecting the health of Canadians. 

Until there is a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19, strong measures must be in place for this new normal phase of living with COVID-19 to contain future waves or outbreaks and protect Canadians and economies across the country.

While there will be regional differences during this process, all governments intend to continue their present collaboration in the interest of all Canadians. Governments will make decisions suited to their jurisdictions, geography, and disease activity. These decisions will be informed by experiences in other countries in Asia, Europe, and around the world - particularly those who had outbreaks earlier than Canada and who have achieved demonstrable successes. 

A shared key objective is to minimize the risk of another wave of COVID-19 that forces governments to re-impose severe restrictions, further damaging the social and economic fabric of communities.

Using public health as a foundation, these principles, criteria, and measures will help guide governments to ease restrictions as they work to restore economic activity and address future outbreaks. As governments develop plans to gradually lift restrictions, they will focus on:

  • protecting the health of Canadians
  • easing restrictions gradually
  • protecting high-risk groups (e.g., those vulnerable due to age, underlying health conditions, remote location, close living spaces, and temporary or unstable living spaces)
  • ensuring our public health capacity remains strong to prepare for, and respond to, any future waves of the pandemic, including through enhanced testing and contact tracing; and, o supporting a broad range of economic sectors.

First Ministers will continue to meet regularly to discuss measures taken to restart the Canadian economy in a gradual way that support a new normal of living with COVID-19, while protecting the health of Canadians.
 

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