Canada
On 27 January 2020, a man in Toronto recently returned from China became Canada’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. By early April, the country had 10,000 confirmed cases — including the Prime Minister’s wife, Sophie Trudeau. The Canadian government has implemented a range of measures in response, from travel restrictions, social distancing and interventions to protect vulnerable industries. Canada is a federation of states, which have each adopted different policies to respond to the pandemic. COVID-19 Policy Watch currently covers national policies only.
Key statistics
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Confirmed cases
72,419
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Cases per 100,000 people
190.69
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Deaths
5,300
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Recovered cases
34,706
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Days since first case
108
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Days since 100 cases
63
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Days since highest daily increase
38
These statistics were last updated for 15 May 2020 and are drawn from the Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Cases dataset, published by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University, via API by Laeyoung.
Canadian Federal Government COVID-19 policies
Last updated 13 May 2020
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Wage and income support
Food and necessities
Housing
Economy
Business support
Industry interventions
Financial markets and monetary policy
Government
International cooperation
Public information
Education
Public services
Emergency government
Healthcare
Research
Health services
Medical products and medicines
Testing and tracing
Healthcare workers
Movement of people
Border measures
Domestic travel
Citizens abroad
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