covid-19 response framework: keeping ontario safe and open

COVID-19 Response

Framework: Keeping Ontario

Safe and Open

UPDATE: December 22, 2020

PROVINCE-WIDE SHUTDOWN

DECEMBER 26, 2020 @ 12:01am

DISCLAIMER

The purpose of this presentation is to detail the intricacies of the Provincial

Government’s COVID-19 Response Framework, coupled with the

amended Provincial Regulations.

This presentation is for information purposes only, and shall not be

construed as legal advice.

The Regional Municipality of Halton shall not be held responsible for the

reliance on any information contained within this presentation.

We implore all readers to refer to the References provided at the end of

this presentation for further information on the Provincial Framework.

Background

• Halton Region Public Health is currently in the

RED/CONTROL ZONE.

• Halton’s Medical Officer of Health issued

Instructions effective December 21, 2020 at

12:00 pm in addition to the Red Zone measures

that apply to owners/operators of shopping malls

and retail establishments.

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Province-Wide Shutdown

• As of 12:01am on December 26, 2020, all of Ontario will have Shutdown restrictions in effect.

• The restrictions will be in effect until January 9, 2021.

• The restrictions will remain in effect from January 9, 2021 to January 23, 2021 for all 27 public health unit regions in Southern Ontario (including Halton Region Public Health).

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• The first few slides will show the updated

General Public Health Measures for all

Businesses, Organization and Facilities.

• The subsequent slides will depict the

updated measures during the upcoming

Province-wide Shutdown, as compared

to Halton’s current state – in the

RED/CONTROL ZONE.

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Overview


Businesses, Organizations and Facilities

Public Health Advice, Recommendations and Instructions

• Businesses or organizations must operate in compliance with the advice, recommendations, and instructions of public health officials, including any advice, recommendations or instructions on physical distancing, cleaning or disinfecting, and working remotely.

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Physical Distancing and Line Management

• Businesses or places must not permit patrons to line up inside the businesses or place, or to line up or congregate outside of the business or place unless they are maintaining a physical distance of at least two metres from other groups of persons and wearing a mask or face covering that covers their mouth, nose and chin unless they are entitled to an exception set out in the regulation.

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Screening

• Businesses or organizations must operate in compliance with the advice, recommendations instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health on screening individuals. This includes:

– Workplaces must screen any workers or essential visitors entering the work environment.

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Personal Protective Equipment including Eye Protection

• Personal protective equipment that provides protection of the eyes, nose, and mouth, is required if a worker is required to come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a face covering and not separated by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier.

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Capacity Limits

• All businesses or facilities must limit capacity so that every member of the public is able to maintain two metres of physical distancing from every other person, and limit the number of people occupying any room that is open to the public to 50% capacity of the particular room. Some businesses or facilities have additional capacity restrictions that apply beyond the general capacity requirements.

• All businesses or facilities that engage in retail sales to the public must post a sign in a location visible to the public that states the maximum capacity they are permitted to operate under.

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Cleaning and Disinfection

• Businesses or places that are open shall

ensure that equipment, washrooms, locker

rooms, change rooms, showers that are

accessible to the public are cleaned and

disinfected as frequently as is necessary

to maintain a sanitary condition.

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Face Coverings

• Businesses or organizations must ensure

that masks or face coverings are worn by

any person (including members of the

public and workers) in the indoor area of

the business or organization, with limited

exceptions.

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Safety Plans

• Requirement for all businesses open to

prepare and make available a COVID-19

safety plan. A copy of the plan shall be

made available to any person for review

upon request, and be posted where it

would come to the attention of individuals

working in or attending the business.

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Organized Public Events and Social Gatherings

5 people indoors

25 people outdoors

Organized Public Events and Social Gatherings

NO indoor organized public events orgatherings except with members of the same household- Individuals who live alone and single

parents may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation.

10 people outdoors – where physicaldistancing can be maintained- Must comply with public health advice on

physical distancing*Halton’s MOH encourages people to refrain from outdoor social gatherings*

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Religious Services, Rites or Ceremonies (including weddings and funeral services)

30% of capacity indoors – where physical distancing can be maintained

100 people outdoors – where physical distancing can be maintained

Weddings, Funerals and Other Religious Services, Rites or Ceremonies

10 people indoors – where physical distancing can be maintained

10 people outdoors – where physical distancing can be maintained- Drive-in services, rites or ceremonies

permitted, subject to certain conditions- Virtual services permitted

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Post-Secondary Institutions

Open (with measures)

Post-Secondary Institutions

Open for virtual instruction, with limited exceptions where in-person instruction is required (ie: clinical training, trades) – subject to physical distancing with limited exceptions

In person teaching (each instructional space at the institution at one time) and in-person examinations cannot exceed 10 persons, with limited exemptions for: diagnostic cardiac sonography to respiratory therapy. - Subject to additional requirements for in-

person teaching that involves signing or the playing of brass or wind instruments

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Schools

Open for in-person teaching or instruction if:1. Space allows for 2m distance2. Total number of students must maintain 2m

distance and cannot exceed:• 10 persons indoors• 25 persons outdoors

Schools

Publicly-funded and private elementary and secondary learning, with the exception of First Nation and Federally-Operated Schools- Remote learning from January 4-8, 2021- Northern public health region schools permitted

to resume in-person instruction on Jan 11, 2021 for both elementary and secondary schools

- All other PHU region:- Elementary: Return to in-person Jan 11,

2021- Secondary: Return to remote until Jan 25,

2021, and resume in-person on that date.- During applicable period schools will be closed

except for staff unable to deliver quality teaching, instruction or support from home; or to provide access for child care centres in schools.

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Day Camps for Children

Open – if they operate in a manner consistentwith safety guidelines for COVID-19 for day camps produced by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health

Camps that provide supervised overnight accommodation for children are closed

Day Camps for Children

Closed

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Child Care

Open

Child Care

Open – for the duration of the Province-wide Shutdown period.

- Includes child care offered in licensed centres, in home-based settings (licensed and unlicensed) and by authorized recreation and skill-building providers

- During the period where elementary schools are operating virtually (Jan 4-8), licensed child care centres and authorized recreation and skill-building providers will be prohibited from serving school-aged children. All before/after school programs are being closed during this one week period. These programs may resume operation when elementary schools return to in-person learning on Jan. 11, 2021.

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Supply Chain

Not listed in red – control.

Supply Chain

Businesses that supply businesses or places that are permitted to open within Ontario, or that supply businesses or services that have been declared essential in a jurisdiction outside of Ontario, with the support, products, supplies, systems, or services, including processing, packaging, warehousing, distribution, delivery, and maintenance necessary to operate

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Meeting or Event Spaces

10 people indoors

25 people outdoors

Establishments must be closed from 10pm –5am

Liquor sold or served only between 9am – 9pm

No consumption of liquor between 10pm-9am

Require contact information for all seated patrons

Meeting or Event Space

Closed - Only permitted to open for:- Operation of child care centres and

authorized recreational and skill building programs within the meaning of the CCEYA

- Court services- Government services- Mental health and addiction support

services (AA) permitted to a max of 10 people

- Social service

Contact information recording required

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Meeting or Event Spaces

Limit of 4 people may be seated together

Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible

Screening of patrons is required

Safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

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Short Term Rentals (cottages/cabins/motels/hotels)

Hotels, motels, lodges, cabins, cottages, resorts and other short-term rental businesses may open if they comply with the following conditions:

1. REVOKED: O. Reg. 641/20, s. 10.2. Any communal steam rooms and saunas on the premises must be closed.

Short Term Rentals (cottages/cabins/motels/hotels)

Short Term Rentals such as cottages and cabins are open only to be provided to individuals who are in need of housing.

Hotels, motels, lodges, cabins, cottages, resorts and other shared rental accommodation, including student residences are permitted to be open• Any indoor pools, indoor fitness centres, or other

indoor recreational facilities that are part of the operation of these businesses, are closed

Does not apply to short-term rental accommodations that were reserved before the Safe at Home Restrictions Period

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Restaurants, Bars and Other Food and Drink Establishments

Outdoor dining, take out, drive through and delivery permitted, including alcohol

10 patrons seated indoors – where physical distancing can be maintained

Require patrons to be seated, 2 m minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables

Limit of 4 people seated together

Dancing, singing and live performance of music prohibited

Require contact information for all seated patrons

Restaurants, Bars, and other Food or Drink Establishments

Take out, drive through and delivery only- Includes sale of liquor

No indoor seating permitted

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No buffet style service

Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required

Face coverings required except when eating or drinking only

Personal protective equipment, including eye protection required when is a worker must come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a face covering

Establishments must be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.

Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible


Night clubs and strip clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar

A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

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Driving Instruction

Businesses that provide driving instruction in a motor vehicle may open if they comply with the following conditions:

1. Only one student may be in the motor vehicle.2. Only one driving instructor may be in the motor vehicle, unless the type of instruction requires more than one driving instructor to be present.3. Every person in the motor vehicle must wear a mask or face covering at all times.4. The motor vehicle must be cleaned and disinfected as frequently as is necessary to maintain a sanitary condition.

Driving Instruction

In-person driving instruction – not permitted, except:- Instruction for drivers of commercial motor vehicles- Where the instruction is part of the Ontario Driver

Certification Program administered by the Ministry of Transportation and involved the operation of a motor vehicle for which certain conditions are required, or

- That is provided by a private career college in accordance with certain conditions.

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RETAILERS

Supermarkets, Convenience stores, indoor farmer’s markets and other stores that primarily sell food- Open for in-person shopping, but

restrictions not noted in red-control

RETAILERS

Supermarkets, convenience stores, indoor farmer’s markets and other stores that primarily sell food- Open for in-person retail, subject to:

- Members of the public being able to maintain 2m physical distance from every other person in the business or facility

- The number of persons occupying room that is open to the public does not exceed 50% capacity of the room

- Curbside pick-up and delivery permitted

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RETAILERS

Pharmacies- Open for in-person retail, but restrictions not

noted in red-control

Discount and Big Box Retailers- Open for in-person retail, but restrictions not

noted in red-control

RETAILERS

Pharmacies- Open for in-person retail, subject to:

- Members of the public being able to maintain 2m physical distance

- The number of persons occupying the room that is open to the public does not exceed 50% capacity of the room

- Curbside pick-up and delivery permitted

Discount and Big Box Retailers- Open if:

- Sell groceries to the public- Limit the number of persons occupying any

room that is open to the public to not exceed 25% capacity of the room

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RETAILERS

Safety supply stores, businesses that sell, rent or repair assistive/mobility/medical devices, and optical stores that sell prescription eyewear to the public:- Open but restrictions not listed in red-control

Stores that sell liquor, including beer, wine and spirits- The person responsible for a business or place that is open and in

which liquor is sold or served under a licence or a special occasion permit shall ensure that,

- (a) liquor is sold or served only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.; and- (b) no consumption of liquor is permitted in the business or place

between the hours of 10 p.m. and 9 a.m.

Cannabis- Not listed in red-control

RETAILERS

Safety supply stores, businesses that sell, rent or repair assistive/mobility/medical devices, and optical stores that sell prescription eyewear to the public:- By appointment only- Curbside pick-up and delivery permitted

Stores that sell liquor, including beer, wine and spirits- Limit the number of persons occupying any room that is open to

the public to not exceed 25% capacity of the room- Curbside pick-up and delivery permitted

Cannabis- By curbside pick-up or delivery only

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RETAILERS

Garden Centres- Not noted in red-control

Motor Vehicle Sales- Not noted in red-control

RETAILERS

Garden Centres- Curbside pick-up and delivery permitted

Motor Vehicle Sales• Includes cars, trucks and motorcycles;

recreational vehicles including motor homes; trailers and travel trailers; boats and other watercraft; and other motorized vehicles, including power-assisted bicycles, golf carts, scooters, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles

• By appointment only• Members of the public must not be permitted

where products are neither sold nor displayed for sale

• Subject to certain conditions related to test drives

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RETAILERS

Outdoor Markets- Not noted in red-control

General Retail• Open• Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues

managed by venue; 2 metres distance required inside and outside; face covering also required while in line

• Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible

• Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health

RETAILERS

Outdoor Markets- Open – must require members of public to remain

outdoors at all times, including for curbside pick-up or delivery

- Includes farmer’s markets, and holiday markets, only if they primarily sell food to the public

General Retail (all other retail – pet stores, hardware stores, computer stores)- Curbside pick-up or delivery only (in-person not

permitted)- Sales must be exclusively made so patrons are not

required to enter the indoor area (including curbside pick-up or delivery)

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Shopping Malls

Open for in-person retail (subject to MOH Instructions)• Maximum number of patrons permitted to be

seated indoors in mall food court is 10• A safety plan is required to be prepared and

made available upon request

Shopping Malls

Closed for in-person retail - Public permitted to enter for:

- Access businesses and organizations permitted to be open (pharmacy/dentist); food court open for take-away, or by appointment only to facilitate pick-up

- Access court services and government services

- May establish a single designated location inside the shopping mall for order pick-up by patrons (inside mall must be by appointment); and outside mall for curbside pick-up by patrons

- Members of public not permitted to loiter

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SERVICES

No similar list of Services for Red – Control

SERVICES

Various services permitted to open• Rental and leasing services, including automobile, commercial and

light industrial machinery and equipment rental• By appointment only

• Gas stations and other fuel suppliers• Automated and self-service car washes• Laundromats and drycleaners

• Snow clearing and landscaping services• Security services for residences, businesses and other properties• Domestic services• Only to support children, seniors or vulnerable persons, including

housekeeping, cooking, indoor and outdoor cleaning and maintenance services

• Vehicle and equipment repair and essential maintenance and vehicle and equipment rental services

• By appointment only• Courier, postal, shipping, moving and delivery services• Funeral and related services• Staffing services including providing temporary help

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SERVICES


SERVICES

• Veterinary services• For services that are necessary for the immediate health and welfare

of the animal only, or provided through curb side pick up and drop off of the animal

• Other businesses that provide for the health and welfare of animals, including farms, boarding kennels, stables, animal shelters and research facilities

• Businesses that provide pet training exclusively for service animals• Hotels, motels, lodges, cabins, cottages, resorts and other shared rental

accommodation, including student residences• Any indoor pools, indoor fitness centres, or other indoor recreational

facilities that are part of the operation of these businesses, are closed

• Seasonal campgrounds• Must be made available only for trailers and recreational vehicles

used by individuals in need of housing or are permitted to be there by seasonal contract

• Only campsites with electricity, water service and facilities for sewage disposal may be provided for use

• All recreational and other shared facilities, excluding washrooms and showers must be closed

• Other areas of the seasonal campground must be closed to the general public and must only be opened for the purpose of preparing the seasonal campground for reopening

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SERVICES


SERVICES

• Community centres - Permitted to open for:• The operation of child care centres and authorized

recreational and skill building programs within the meaning of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014

• Mental health and addictions support services (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous) permitted to a maximum of 10 people

• Social services• Cheque cashing services

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SERVICES

Personal Care Services• Oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, bath houses

and other adult venues, closed• Sensory deprivation pods closed (some

exceptions)• Require contact information from all patrons• Screening of patrons is required, in accordance

with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health

• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

SERVICES

Personal Care Services- Not permitted

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Financial Services

Not noted in red-control

Financial Services

Permitted to be Open• Capital markets and related securities

trading and advisory services• Banking/credit union activities including

credit intermediation• Insurance• Land registration services• Pension and benefits payment services• Financial services including payroll and

payment processing and accounting and tax services

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Real Estate

(1) Real estate agencies may open if they do not host, provide or support any open house events.(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents a real estate agency from showing a property by appointment.

Real Estate

Permitted to be Open- Including pre-sale construction

No open houses – showing a property by appointment only

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Telecommunications and IT infrastructure/service providers

Not noted in red-control

Telecommunications and IT infrastructure/service providers

• Information Technology (IT) services, including online services, software products and the facilities necessary for their operation and delivery

• Telecommunications providers and services (phone, internet, radio, cell phones etc.) and facilities necessary for their operation and delivery

• Retail stores operated by a telecommunications provider or service may only permit members of the public to enter the premise s by appointmentand only for repairs or technical support

• Newspapers, radio and television broadcasting

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Maintenance

Not noted in Red – control

Maintenance

• Maintenance, repair and property management services that manage and maintain the safety, security, sanitation and operation of institutional, commercial, industrial and residential properties and buildings

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Transportation Services


Transportation Services

Businesses and facilities that provide transportation services, including:• Transportation services provided by air, water, road, and

rail, including taxis and other private transportation, and• Support services for transportation services, including:

• logistical support, distribution services, warehousing and storage, truck stops and tow operators, and

• services that support the operations and safety of transportation systems including maintenance and repairs

• Marinas, boating clubs and other organizations that maintain docking facilities for members or patrons with conditions

• Businesses that provide and support online retail, including by providing warehousing, storage and

distribution of goods that are ordered online

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Manufacturing


Manufacturing

Businesses that extract, manufacture, process and distribute goods, products, equipment and materials, including businesses that manufacture inputs to other manufacturers (e.g. primary metal/ steel, blow molding, component manufacturers, chemicals, etc. that feed the end-product manufacturer), regardless of whether those other manufacturers are inside or outside of Ontario, together with businesses that support and facilitate the movement of goods within integrated North American and global supply chains

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Agriculture and Food Production


Agriculture and Food Production

• Businesses that produce food and beverages, and agricultural products including plants, including by farming, harvesting, aquaculture, hunting and fishing

• Businesses that process, manufacture or distribute food, beverages, crops, agricultural products, animal products and by-products

• Businesses that support the food or agricultural products supply chains and the health and safety of food, animals and plants

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Construction

Permitted- Restrictions not noted in red-control

Construction

Permitted• Construction activities or projects and

related services that support construction activities or projects, including demolition services

• Land surveyors

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Resources and Energy


Resources and Energy

• Businesses that provide and ensure the domestic and global continuity of supply of resources, including, resource exploration, mining, forestry, aggregates, petroleum, petroleum by-products and chemicals

• Electricity generation, transmission, distribution and storage and natural gas distribution, transmission and storage

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Community Services


Community Services

Permitted – businesses that deliver or support the delivery of community services, including:• Sewage treatment and disposal• Collecting, transporting, storing, processing, disposing or recycling

of any type of waste• Potable drinking water• Critical infrastructure repair and maintenance including roads,

dams, bridges etc.• Environmental rehabilitation, management and monitoring, and

spill clean-up and response• Administrative authorities that regulate and inspect businesses• Professional and social services that support the legal and justice

system• Government services including but not limited to policing and law

enforcement, fire and emergency services, paramedics, coroner and pathology services, corrections and court services, licencesand permits

• Allotment gardens or community gardens

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Sports and recreational fitness facilities

- Maintain 2m physical distancing at all times- Increased to 3m in areas with weights or exercise

equipment, and in exercise and fitness classes.

Capacity limits where physical distancing can be maintained- 10 people in indoor areas with weights and

exercise machines- 10 people in all indoor classes- 25 people in all outdoor classes- No spectators permitted, however each person

under 18 may be accompanied by one parent or guardian

Exemptions for high performance athletes and parasport

Facilities for Indoor or Outdoor Sports and Recreational Fitness Activities

Closure of all indoor and outdoor sports and recreational fitness facilities, except for:• Facilities operated or for the sole use of high

performance athletes, including parasportathletes, and specified professional leagues (e.g., NHL, CFL, MLS, NBA) and

• Facilities opened solely for specified purposes (e.g. child care)

Community centres and multi-purpose facilities (YMCA) allowed to be open for permitted activities (ie: child care, AA, mental health [limited to 10ppl], social services)

All subject to conditions

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Team sports must not be practiced or played except for training (no games, no scrimmage)

Activities that are likely to result in coming within 2m of each other are not permitted; no contact permitted for team or individual sports

Patrons may only be in the facility for 90 min exceptif engaging in a sport

Limit volume of music to be low enough for normal conversation – measures to prevent shouting

Face coverings required except when excercising

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Require contact information for all members of the public that enter the facility

Require reservations for entry; one reservation for teams


A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

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Outdoor Recreational Amenities

No similar list provided in red-control


Permitted to Open include:• Parks and recreational areas• Baseball diamonds• Batting cages• Soccer, football and sports fields• Tennis, platform tennis, table tennis and pickleball courts• Basketball courts• BMX parks• Skate parks• Golf courses and driving ranges• Frisbee golf locations• Cycling tracks and bike trails• Horse riding facilities• Shooting ranges, including those operated by rod and gun clubs• Ice rinks• Snowmobile, cross country, dogsledding, ice-skating and snow-

shoe trails • Playgrounds• Portions of parks or rec areas w/ outdoor fitness equipment• Tobogganing hills and skating trails

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No similar list provided in red-control


A permitted outdoor recreational amenity may only open if:• Any person who enters or uses the amenity maintains a

physical distance of at least two metres from other person using the amenity (excluding members of the same household)

• Team sports, or other sports or games where people may come within two metres of each other, are not practiced or played within the amenity

• Any locker rooms, change rooms, showers and clubhouses remain closed, except to the extent they provide access to equipment storage, a washroom or a portion of the amenity that is used to provide first aid

Ski hills are closed

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Research

Not noted in Red – Control

Research

Permitted to Open- Businesses and organizations that maintain

research facilities and engage in research, including medical research and other research and development activities

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Health Care and Social Services

Not noted in Red – Control

Health Care and Social Services

Permitted to Open:• Organizations and providers that deliver home care services or personal

support services to seniors and persons with disabilities• Regulated health professionals• Professionals or organizations that provide in-person counselling

services• Organizations that provide health care including retirement homes,

hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, independent health facilities and mental health and addictions counselling supports

• Laboratories and specimen collection centres• Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers of pharmaceutical

products and medical supplies, including medications, medical isotopes, vaccines and antivirals, medical devices and medical supplies

• Manufacturers, distributors and businesses that provide logistical support of or for products and/or services that support the delivery of health care in all locations

• Organizations that provide critical personal support services in home or residential services for individuals with physical disabilities

• Organizations that support the provision of food, shelter, safety or protection, and/or social services and other necessities of life to economically disadvantaged and other vulnerable individuals

• Businesses that are primarily engaged in the provision of health and safety training with conditions

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Media Industries

Film and television production, and all supporting activities such as hair, makeup and wardrobe, may open if they comply with the following conditions:

1. No studio audiences may be permitted to be on the film or television set.2. The set must be configured and operated in such a way as to enable persons on the set to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from other persons, except where necessary for the filming of the film or television production.3. Persons who provide hair or makeup services must wear appropriate personal protective equipment.4. Singers and players of brass or wind instruments must be separated

from any other performers by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier.

Photography studios and services, and all supporting activities such as hair, makeup and wardrobe, may open if they comply with the following conditions:

1. The studio or area where photographs are to be taken must be configured and operated in such a way as to enable persons in the studio or area to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from other persons, except where necessary for the taking of the photographs.2. Persons who provide hair or makeup services must wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

Media Industries

Permitted to Open• Sound recording, production, publishing and distribution businesses

Film and television production, including all supporting activities such as hair, makeup and wardrobe:• No studio audiences permitted to be on the film or television set• No more than 10 performers permitted to be on the film or television set • Set must be configured and operated in such a way as to enable persons on the

set to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from other persons, except where necessary for the filming of the film or television production

• Persons who provide hair or makeup services must wear appropriate personal protective equipment

• Singers and players of brass or wind instruments must be separated from any other performers by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier

Film and television postproduction, visual effects and animation studios

Book and periodical production, publishing and distribution businesses

Commercial and industrial photography• Does not permit retail studios to open

Interactive digital media businesses, including:• Computer system software or application developers and publishers, and• Videogame developers and publishers

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Concert Venues, Theaters and Cinemas

Performing Arts Facilities• Closed to spectators• Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted, with

restrictions, which include:• Performers and employees must maintain 2 metres physical

distance except for purposes of the performance• Singers and players of brass or wind instruments must be

separated from any other performers by plexiglass or other impermeable barrier

• Drive-in performances permitted• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Cinemas• Closed, except for:

• drive-in cinemas• rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event, with

restrictions, which include:• Performers and employees must maintain 2 m physical

distance except for purposes of the performance• Singers and players of brass or wind instruments must be

separated from any other performers by plexiglass or other impermeable barrier

• A safety plan is required to be prepared and available upon request

Concert Venues, Theaters and Cinemas

Permitted to open – for the purpose of rehearsing or performing a recorded or broadcast concert, artistic event, theatrical performance or other performance with conditions (including…)

No drive-in or drive-through events

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Libraries

Public libraries may open if circulating materials that are returned or accessed within the library are disinfected or quarantined for an appropriate period of time before they are recirculated.

Libraries

Permitted to open- For contactless curbside, delivery and pick-

up- For permitted services (e.g., child care

services, mental health and addiction support services to a limit of 10 persons [AA meetings], provision of social services)

- If they ensure that circulating materials returned to the library are disinfected or quarantined for an appropriate period of time before they are recirculated

- Contact information recording required

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Museums and Cultural Amenities

Museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions may open if they comply with the following conditions:1. No member of the public may be

permitted access to interactive exhibits or exhibits that would create a high risk of personal contact.

2. Lockers must not be provided to members of the public.

3. Any equipment that is rented or provided to patrons must be cleaned and disinfected between each use.

Museums and Cultural Amenities

Closed

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Horse Racing

Horse racing tracks, car racing tracks and other similar venues are closed to spectators.

Horse Racing

Training only- No races, no members of the public

(spectators)

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Night Clubs and Strip Clubs

Only permitted to open if they operate as a food or drink establishment, subject to conditions that apply to restaurants and bars etc.

Night Clubs and Strip Clubs

Only permitted to open if they operate as a food or drink establishment, subject to conditions that apply to restaurants and bars etc.

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Zoos and Aquariums

Museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions may open if they comply with the following conditions:1. No member of the public may be

permitted access to interactive exhibits or exhibits that would create a high risk of personal contact.

2. Lockers must not be provided to members of the public.

3. Any equipment that is rented or provided to patrons must be cleaned and disinfected between each use.

Zoos and Aquariums

Closed to the Public- Permitted to operate for the care of animals

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Casinos, Bingo Halls and Gaming Establishments

Maximum of 10 people indoors

Maximum of 25 people outdoors

Casinos, Bingo Halls and GamingEstablishments

- Closed

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CLOSED

- Amusement parks, water parks- Bathhouses and sex clubs

CLOSED

- Amusement parks, water parks- Bathhouses and sex clubs- Tour and guide services- Motorsports

References

Framework PDF

• https://files.ontario.ca/moh-provincewide-shutdown-en-2020-12-21-v2b.pdf

Framework Website:

• https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open

O.Reg. 263/20:

• https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/200263

Other relevant documentation:

• https://www.ontario.ca/page/emergency-information

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https://files.ontario.ca/moh-provincewide-shutdown-en-2020-12-21-v2b.pdf

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/200263

https://files.ontario.ca/solgen-roc455_amend263-2020-11-06.pdf

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