Ontario is reporting 1,290 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 266 in intensive care.
The province is also reporting 11,352 new cases today, although it notes the numbers underestimate the true case count due to limits Ontario has placed on testing.
The province recorded 10 new deaths from the virus.
Intensive care admissions have been rising in the province, with 248 people in ICU due to COVID-19 a day earlier.
Ontario announced a series of new measures, including the pausing of non-urgent surgeries, in an effort to slow the fifth wave driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
The latest restrictions also include a return to online schooling for at least two weeks, and widespread business closures.