Companies including BlackBerry QNX, headquartered in Ottawa, and Escrypt, based in Waterloo, Ont., are among those leading the charge on vehicle cybersecurity.

Ontario's new COVID-19 testing strategy does not yet focus the auto industry. Instead, the province will target specific workers such as first responders, LCBO staff and people in businesses with outbreaks, and sometimes bringing mobile testing units to them.

The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association and CloudGRC Inc. have launched the APMA Institute of Automotive Cybersecurity in response to companies doing more work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some questions remain unanswered as the industry waits for details in the uniform regulations, which are expected to come out June 1, just a month before USMCA enters into force.