"The new lockdown order took all ski resorts by surprise," said Bill Galle, the resort's manager. 

Natasha Kohl said she was simply dropping her children off at her father-in-law’s home for child care while she ran a few errands.

It may seem like Canada's hardest-hit provinces have gone to the nth degree on COVID-19 interventions for a second time around, but experts say they can still go further. 

'The lockdowns are deadlier than COVID,' wrote Roman Baber, a former PC MPP, at the top of a letter to the premier posted on social media Friday morning.

"We're all trying very hard to stay home, follow the rules and none of our kids are in school. This school should be closed too," a neighbour told Global News.

"It's taking our communicators away from getting to [emergency] calls quickly because we're having to weed through all these COVID violation legislation questions."

The Ontario government's stay-at-home order came into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 14. Here is a list of approved exemptions to the order.

Ontario says police and bylaw officers will have the power to enforce the stay-at-home order and issue tickets to rule-breakers, but hasn't given details on how that will play out.

“Her will to live is diminishing. I’m there, I’m giving her that will, I’m giving her that strength, and If I’m not there, I just don’t know what will happen."

"There has to be, as of right, paid sick days for every worker in the province of Ontario -- not some process where you have to make applications," Andrea Howarth said on Tuesday.