In Ontario and Nova Scotia, schools will be closed for three weeks, starting Monday. In Quebec, there’s a shutdown of bars and theatres. Some provinces have capped events at 250 people; others at 150.

As provinces across Canada do what they can to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19’s spread, their responses have had both similarities and differences.

Nationwide, Canada’s public health agency is advising residents to avoid large gatherings, practise social distancing, cancel trips outside the country and to self-isolate for 14 days after returning from any necessary travelling abroad. Federal authorities are also banning cruise ships carrying more than 500 people from Canadian ports until at least July 1.

Here is a list of measures each province is taking to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus as of Sunday.

Ontario — 145 confirmed cases, five recovered

· Schools: closed for three weeks in total starting Monday, March 16 (including one week of Spring Break);

· Daycares: school-based child care is closed along with schools until April 5; city operated centres, YMCA and George Brown College are also closed

· Long-term care homes: non-essential visits prohibited;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people;

· Jails: personal visits prohibited;

· Casinos: closed;

· City specific: Toronto is closing libraries, community centres, pools, and daycares for three weeks in a measure that began Saturday.

British Columbia — 73 confirmed cases, six recovered, one death

· Schools: no closures;

· Daycares: no closures;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors restricted;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people, including religious gatherings;

· City specific: Surrey is closing libraries and community centres.

Alberta — 56 cases confirmed

· Schools: closed indefinitely;

· Daycares: closed indefinitely (except small daycares operated out of homes);

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors restricted;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people as well as international events involving more than 50 attendees, including religious gatherings;

· City specific: Edmonton is closing recreation facilities until further notice.

Quebec — 39 confirmed cases

· Schools: closed for two weeks starting Monday, March 16;

· Daycares: closed for two weeks starting Monday, March 16;

· Post-secondary institutions: Colleges and universities closed for two weeks starting Monday, March 16;

· Bars and theatres: closed, restaurants to limit customers;

· Hospitals and long-term care facilities: visitors prohibited;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people;

· City specific: Montreal and Quebec are closing recreational centres and libraries.

Manitoba — Four confirmed cases, three presumptive cases

· Schools: closed for three weeks starting Monday, March 23 (including one week of Spring Break);

· Daycares: no closures;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors who have travelled in past 14 days prohibited;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people;

· City specific: Winnipeg is closing recreational centres and libraries.

Saskatchewan — One confirmed case, five presumptive cases

· Schools: no closures;

· Daycares: no closures;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors who have travelled in past 14 days prohibited;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people as well as gatherings of 50 people or more if an attendee has travelled recently.

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New Brunswick — One confirmed case, five presumptive cases

· Schools: closed for two weeks starting Monday, March 16;

· Daycares: no closures;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors who have travelled in past 14 days prohibited;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 150 people.

Nova Scotia — Three presumptive cases, all travel related

· Schools: closed for three weeks starting Monday, March 16 (including one week of Spring Break);

· Daycares closed starting Tuesday, March 17 until April 13;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors prohibited;

· Jails: visits restricted to noncontact visits;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 150 people;

· City specific: Halifax and Sydney are closing casinos as of Monday, March 16.

Prince Edward Island — One confirmed case

· Schools: All schools are being closed until April 6, the province announced this weekend;

· Daycares: Licensed child-care centres have now been closed until further notice;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors prohibited;

· Events: residents asked to reconsider attending social gatherings where two-metre distance from others is not possible.

Newfoundland and Labrador — One presumptive case

· Schools: no closures;

· Daycares: no closures;

· Post-secondary institutions: many are transitioning to online classes;

· Long-term care homes: visitors who have travelled in past 14 days prohibited;

· Pools and training centres: closed;

· Events: no gatherings of more than 250 people;

· City specific: St. John’s, Mount Pearl, Paradise and Conception Bay South are closing recreational facilities.

The Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut — Zero cases

· These governments have not implemented territory-specific measures against COVID-19

Update — March 15, 2020 — This file has been updated to indicate closures of schools and child-care facilities on Prince Edward Island this weekend.

With files from The Canadian Press

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