- Maid-Mart supplies domestic services to support children, seniors or vulnerable persons; including: housekeeping, maintenance services, and indoor/outdoor cleaning services.
- Maintenance services to maintain the safety and sanitation of institutional, commercial, industrial and residential properties and buildings throughout the GTA.
- According to the list of essential services and workplaces, https://www.ontario.ca/page/list-essential-workplaces#section-6 Maid Mart is included as an essential service.
- Janitorial and cleaning services, including dry cleaners, laundry service providers, laundromats are considered essential services. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/crtcl-nfrstrctr/esf-sfe-en.aspx
- During lock down for household services: Housekeepers, janitors, nannies, baby sitters and other household staff will be allowed to keep working. Cleaning, maintenance and repair-related services and businesses will also be allowed. https://globalnews.ca/news/7475735/coronavirus-toronto-peel-ontario-lockdown-restrictions/
- We clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces in common areas (e.g. tables, hard-backed chairs, doorknobs, light switches, phones, tablets, touch screens, remote controls, keyboards, handles, desks, toilets, sinks).
Maintenance, Cleaning & Disinfecting
- Maintenance, repair and property management services strictly necessary to manage and maintain the safety, security, sanitation and essential operation of institutional, commercial, industrial and residential properties and buildings.
- Cleaning refers to the removal of germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces. It does not kill germs, but by removing them, it lowers their numbers and the risk of spreading infection.
- Disinfecting refers to using chemicals, for example, EPA-registered disinfectants, to kill germs on surfaces. This process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove germs, but by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection.
