COVID-19 TIMELINE
On March 11th, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.
- On March 14th, the Government of Quebec declared a state of health emergency.
- On March 16th, the Government of Canada announced it was barring foreign nationals from all countries except the United States from entering Canada and that it was redirecting international passenger flight arrivals to four airports: Toronto Pearson International, Vancouver International, Montréal-Trudeau International, and Calgary International.
- On March 16th, the Government of Prince Edward Island declared a public health emergency.
- On March 17th the Governments of British Columbia and Alberta declared public health emergencies. The Government of Ontario declared a state of emergency.
- On March 18th the Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and Nunavut declared public health emergencies. The Government of Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency.
- On March 19th, the Government of New Brunswick declared a state of emergency.
- On March 22nd, the Government of Nova Scotia declared a provincial state of emergency.
- On March 27th, the Government of the Northwest Territories declared a territory-wide state of emergency, effective March 24, 2020. The Government of Manitoba also declared a state of emergency.