UPDATED: Apr 3,2020 – 3:29 PM
Ontario has updated it’s list of essential services. Mainly, construction now restricted to essential projects. Please see details here.
Cross Border Traffic – USA/CAN
No commodity is restricted from crossing the border, however some states/provinces (see list below) have asked ‘non-essential/non-life sustaining’ businesses (shippers/receivers) to close temporarily. The businesses allowed to operate are fairly broad. If you operate in these states/provinces, please communicate with your shippers/receivers to ensure they are operating.
State/Provincial Orders Limiting Economic Activity
Most US states are basing their lists of Essential businesses on US Federal guidelines available here.
Please see lists for specific states/privinces in links below. In general the following industries and any supporting service/product are NOT restricted:
- Medical/healthcare (cleaning supplies/packaging, equipment, machinery, pharmacy, PPE, etc.)
- Transportation and vehicle support (parts, service)
- Logistics/Freight/courier/passenger transportation
- Food (farming, hunting, distribution, retail, beer/alcohol)
- Paper
- Building materials (construction sites closed however)
- E-commerce
- Energy production, Utilities
- Telecommunications
- Restaurants (take out only)
- And more, see relevant state lists/descriptions