To help measure the stringency of the restrictions, the COVID-19 Restrictions Index was created at Statistics Canada to measure the strength of the public health measures on a provincial and territorial basis.Note The index reports values between 0 and 100 for the stringency of COVID-19-related restrictions, with 0 being no restrictions and 100 representing the most stringent level for all restrictions. These refinements allowed for a more nuanced tracking of the progression of COVID-19 restrictions in the provinces and territories over the past two years. Similarly, the models do not indicate contemporaneous changes for retail sales or the number of active firms when the COVID-19 Restrictions Index changed. Measuring the Correlation Between COVID-19 Restrictions and Economic Activity. COVID-19 vaccine certificates: key considerations for the Ontario context (Science Briefs of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.

Source: CBC News August 24, 2022 12:39 UTC