Whereas “lockdown orders”, as defined in section 2 of the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit ActFootnote ^a, have been made with respect to COVID-19 outbreaks in regions set out in the annexed Order, imposing measures referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of that definition that apply to those regions for at least 14 consecutive days;

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 2021, c. 26, s. 5

And whereas the Minister of Employment and Social Development is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that an order designating those regions as lockdown regions be made for the benefit periods set out in the annexed Order;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Social Development, pursuant to section 3 of the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit ActFootnote ^a, makes the annexed Lockdown Regions Designation Order (COVID-19).