A number of dedicated assessment centres have been established across Toronto to facilitate assessment and testing. Toronto Public Health (TPH) is not an assessment centre and testing is not provided at TPH offices. OHIP coverage is not required to be seen at a COVID-19 Assessment Centre. The assessment is provided at no cost to the individual. For more on assessment centres, click here.

Who Should Visit an Assessment Centre?
People experiencing at least one of the following symptoms of COVID-19:

Fever (temperature of 37.8C or greater)
New or worsening …

The City of Toronto continues to safely and gradually open services and amenities this weekend, following guidance from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health.

Remember when you go outside to follow public health advice and practise physical distancing or wear a face covering or non-medical mask to protect others when in settings where physical distancing cannot be maintained.

Below is a guide to which City services and amenities are open and which remain closed this weekend (May 30):

City Parks and Amenities

City park amenities open this weekend include:

picnic shelters
soccer …

To stop the spread of COVID-19, the City of Toronto will join other municipalities across Canada in celebrating a national virtual Canada Day on July 1, 2020.

The City is cancelling all in-person Canada Day events. In Willowdale, those cancellations include Canada Day celebrations at Mel Lastman Square. The City will be working with the many community and cultural organizations to plan for virtual Canada Day celebrations that will showcase Toronto, including tributes to frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 and Toronto’s artists and neighbourhoods.

Additional …

In an early response to help ease hardship brought on by COVID-19, the City announced tax relief measures to help residents, including extending payments and suspending late penalties for all property tax and utility billings.

On May 15, the City’s extended 60-day grace period for these payments will end.

There are changes to instalment amounts and due dates for customers on all payment schedules. All customers will receive a mailed notification of their revised interim bill due dates. Final tax bills will be mailed in mid-May. …

The COVID-19 pandemic has financially impacted millions of Canadians. Below are some resources and tips to make sure you and your loved ones don’t get taken advantage of during this crisis.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre collects information on fraud and identity theft. They provide information on past and current scams affecting Canadians. If you have been a victim of fraud, please contact Toronto Police’s non-emergency telephone number [416-808-2222].

Additionally, file your report online through the Centre’s Fraud Reporting System https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm. The Centre will do …

At this time, the park is not meant to be a destination like it used to be. People can walk/run there, get some exercise and then keep moving.

Amenities in parks are closed
Park and ravine green spaces remain accessible, but all amenities within City parks are closed. If you are visiting a park space, please practice physical distancing. While in a park, residents must not use park amenities or congregate in groups. Dogs can be taken into park spaces on a leash.

The City can close a …