The Ontario government's promising direct financial support for parents, as schools and child care centres remain closed.
Parents will receive a one-time payment of $200 per child up to age 12, or $250 for those with special needs, up to age 21.
Public schools are currently closed until the start of May, while private schools and licensed child care centres until Monday, though only because the emergency declaration only allows their closure to be extended by two weeks at a time.