With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve, the provincewide vaccination rate now surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, and on the recommendation of the the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
Step Two of the Roadmap focuses on the resumption of more outdoor activities and limited indoor services with small numbers of people where face coverings are worn, with other restrictions in place.
The Regulations--"Rules For Areas At Step 2"-- are now available HERE.
Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen includes but is not limited to:
- Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 25 people;
- Indoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 5 people;
- Essential and other select retail permitted at 50 per cent capacity;
- Non-essential retail permitted at 25 per cent capacity;
- Personal care services where face coverings can be worn at all times, and at 25 per cent capacity and other restrictions;
- Outdoor dining with up to 6 people per table, with exceptions for larger households and other restrictions;
- Indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted at up to 25 per cent capacity of the particular room;
- Outdoor fitness classes limited to the number of people who can maintain 3 metres of physical distance;
- Outdoor sports without contact or modified to avoid contact, with no specified limit on number of people or teams participating, with restrictions;
- Overnight camps for children operating in a manner consistent with the safety guidelines produced by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health;
- Outdoor sport facilities with spectators permitted at 25 per cent capacity;
- Outdoor concert venues, theatres and cinemas, with spectators permitted at 25 per cent capacity;
- Outdoor horse racing and motor speedways, with spectators permitted at 25 per cent capacity;
- Outdoor fairs, rural exhibitions, festivals, permitted at 25 per cent capacity and with other restrictions.
According to Reg. 488/21: Rules for Areas in Stage 2:
27. (1) Museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions may open for outdoor activities if they comply with the following conditions:
1. The number of members of the public in the outdoor ticketed area of the attraction at any one time must not exceed 25 per cent capacity, determined by taking the total square metres of the outdoor ticketed area accessible to the public in the attraction, dividing that number by 16 and rounding the result down to the nearest whole number.
2. The number of members of the public at a seated event or activity within the attraction at any one time must not exceed 25 per cent of the usual seating capacity for the event or activity.
3. No member of the public may attend a seated event or activity within the attraction unless they have made a reservation to do so.
4. No member of the public may be permitted to enter the indoor premises of the attraction, except,
i. to access a washroom,
ii. to access an outdoor area that can only be accessed through an indoor route,
iii. to engage in retail sales, or
iv. as may be necessary for the purposes of health and safety.
5. Any amusement rides operated by the attraction must be operated to enable every person on the ride to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person on the ride, except where necessary,
i. to facilitate payment, or
ii. for the purposes of health and safety.
6. Any tour vehicles operated by the attraction must be operated to enable every person on the tour vehicle, including tour guides, to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person, except where necessary,
i. to facilitate payment, or
ii. for the purposes of health and safety.
7. Every person on an amusement ride or tour vehicle must wear a mask or face covering in a manner that covers their mouth, nose and chin during any period in which they come within two metres of another person, unless they are entitled to any of the exceptions set out in subsection 2 (4) of Schedule 1.
8. The person responsible for the attraction must post a sign in a conspicuous location visible to the public that states the capacity limits under which the attraction is permitted to operate and the capacity limits of any seated event or activity within the attraction.
9. The person responsible for the attraction must prepare a safety plan in accordance with section 3.3 of Schedule 1.
(2) Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of subsection (1) do not apply in respect of a group of persons if the persons are all,
(a) members of the same household;
(b) a member of one other household who lives alone; or
(c) a caregiver for any member of either household.
The province will remain in Step Two for at least 21 days to evaluate any impacts on key public health and health system indicators
Read the news release HERE. |
