{"id":2866,"date":"2020-04-17T18:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/covid-19-daily-bulletins-april-17\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:45:27","slug":"covid-19-daily-bulletins-april-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/covid-19-daily-bulletins-april-17\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Daily Bulletins: April 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBSA Provides Additional Guidance on Use of Non-Medical Masks for Border Crossing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has provided the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) additional guidance on the Public Health Agency of Canada\u2019s (PHAC) directive that CBSA implement a policy, effective immediately, requiring all essential workers crossing the border to wear a non-medical mask or face covering.<\/p>\n

CBSA has indicated that any face mask that demonstrates a reasonable \u201cgood-faith\u201d effort to adhere to the requirement will be accepted, as they understand there is a limited supply of medical grade masks available. This could include the use of scarfs, bandanas or other materials.\u00a0As per yesterday\u2019s\u00a0CTA newsflash<\/a>, CBSA will be distributing masks at ports of entry free of charge when they are available to drivers who are not in possession of their own mask or face covering.\u00a0At this time, CBSA has indicated no driver will be denied entry into Canada or be directed to secondary.<\/p>\n

In addition,\u00a0PHAC has stated<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0persons that are exempt from mandatory quarantine are still required to wear an appropriate mask or face covering upon entry into Canada, and that\u00a0all travellers arriving in Canada will be required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering to proceed to their final destination within Canada to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

For additional information, Transport Canada has developed guidelines and instructions on non-medical face masks in partnership with PHAC which can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Face Masks Become Mandatory in New York and Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Governor of New York has issued an Executive Order requiring face masks to be worn in public, coming into effect at 8 p.m. on Friday April 17. The Order applies to anyone over the age of 2 who can \u00ab\u00a0medically tolerate\u00a0\u00bb wearing a mask when they are in public and are unable to be socially distant (six feet apart) when in public, such as on public transportation or a crowded street.<\/p>\n

The face covering can be a medical mask, or another type of cloth face covering such as a bandana, according to interviews with the Governor. The Order does not provide any exemptions based on industry.<\/p>\n

The Governor of Pennsylvania has also ordered that all workers and customers at essential businesses are required to wear masks starting Sunday, April 19, at 8 p.m.\u00a0 Order states that all drivers delivering goods in Pennsylvania will need to have a mask on when outside their vehicle.\u00a0For the full details please review the attached information.<\/p>\n

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Port of Detroit Implements new Measures to Assist with Physical Distancing<\/strong><\/p>\n

CBP officials at the Port of Detroit have implemented new protocols to mitigate the interactions between officers and drivers, and between drivers themselves in an effort to promote physical and social distancing at the port of entry.<\/p>\n

CBP officials are offering truck drivers the option of staying in their cabs at secondary and offering the ability for truck drivers to give their phone number to officers, allowing them to have discussions and conduct examinations over the phone if desired.<\/p>\n

If there are multiple people in the waiting room at secondary to see an officer, drivers have the option to leave their number with an officer and be called in to speak with an officer when it is practical from a social and physical distancing perspective.<\/p>\n

The Port of Detroit has offered to continue to work with the trucking industry should other concerns or issues arise during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Reminder: Details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) provides a 75% wage subsidy to eligible employers for up to 12 weeks, retroactive to March 15, 2020.\u00a0To qualify for the subsidy, eligible entities must have a decline in revenues of at least 15 per cent in March 2020, and at least 30 per cent in April 2020 and May 2020.<\/p>\n

The final revenue test is a change from previous announcements. The earlier test required a 30 per cent drop in revenues for March 2020, which was ultimately seen as inappropriate because the pandemic\u2019s impact did not begin to significantly affect businesses until the middle of that month.\u00a0An employer\u2019s revenue for the subsidy includes its revenue earned in Canada from arm\u2019s length sources, calculated using the employer\u2019s normal accounting method. Employers can choose to compute their revenues using either the accrual method or cash method of accounting but not the two methods combined. Employers must use the method they select when they first apply for the CEWS for the duration of the program.<\/p>\n

Employers can use one of two benchmarks for the revenue test. They can choose to compare their revenue for March, April, and May 2020 to either:<\/p>\n