Ontario Announces New Restrictions to combat the third wave of Covid-19 | Gathering restrictions, outdoor activity restrictions | Stay at home order extended 2 weeks | Travel to other provinces limited | More Restrictions included
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Outdoor gatherings must be limited to the same household. (Single person households are allowed like before)
Essential retail Capacity will be lowered. (supermarkets, etc 25% capacity)
Non essential construction paused.
Provincial travel will be restricted. Allowed for Work, medical care, transportation of goods, or aboriginal treaty rights.
Outdoor recreation will be limited. (playgrounds, golf courses, basketball courts closed)
Places of worship limited to 10 people. Drive in services permitted.
Police authority can ask people for their information if they are not in their residence.
Vehicles can be stopped by police to question you as to why you are out.
Full list coming soon
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/full-list-of-new-covid-19-lockdown-restrictions-in-ontario-1.5390803
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/61192/ontario-strengthens-enforcement-of-stay-at-home-order
effective saturday, april 17, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., police officers and other provincial offences officers will have the authority to require any individual to provide their home address and purpose for not being at their residence.
in addition, police officers, special constables and first nation constables will have the authority to stop vehicles to inquire about an individual's reasons for leaving their home.
this additional enforcement tool will only be in effect during the stay-at-home order and exclusively to enforce the stay-at-home order.
both the provincial declaration of emergency and the stay-at-home order (o.reg 265/21) have been extended for an additional two weeks to help stop the spread of covid-19.
the stay-at-home order currently in effect requires everyone to remain at home except for specified purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services (including getting vaccinated), for outdoor exercise, or for work that cannot be done remotely.
"now, more than ever before, businesses need to take all measures possible to stop the spread of covid-19," said minister mcnaughton. "we're in workplaces every day to enforce safety requirements and we won't hesitate to stop unsafe work and ticket offenders. today, we launched an enhanced, targeted provincewide inspection campaign of construction sites, dispatching 200 workplace inspectors, supported by provincial offenses officers, to visit 1,300 constructions sites to enforce covid-19 safety requirements. in addition, provincial offences officers will also be visiting over 500 workplaces this weekend in the covid-19 hotspots of ottawa, toronto and york region. their visits will include big-box stores, food processors, manufacturers and warehouses."
- in order to limit the transmission of the variants of concern, the government is also restricting travel into ontario from the provinces of manitoba and quebec with the exception of purposes such as work, health care services, transportation and delivery of goods and services or exercising aboriginal or treaty rights.
the government also intends to implement the following public health and workplace safety measures effective saturday, april 17, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.:
prohibit all outdoor social gatherings and organized public events, except for with members of the same household or one other person from outside that household who lives alone or a caregiver for any member of the household; close all non-essential workplaces in the construction sector;
reduce capacity limits to 25 per cent in all retail settings where in-store shopping is permitted. this includes supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, indoor farmers' markets, other stores that primarily sell food and pharmacies;
close all outdoor recreational amenities, such as golf courses, basketball courts, soccer fields, and playgrounds with limited exceptions. in addition, effective monday, april 19, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., the government is limiting the capacity of weddings, funerals, and religious services, rites or ceremonies to 10 people indoors or outdoors. social gatherings associated with these services such as receptions are prohibited, except for with members of the same household or one other person from outside that household who lives alone. drive-in services will be permitted.
all other public health and workplace safety measures for non-essential retail under the provincewide emergency brake (i.e., curbside pick-up and delivery only), will continue to apply.
to further support "hot spot" communities where covid-19 has disproportionately impacted certain neighbourhoods, as part of phase two of the government's covid-19 vaccine distribution plan, the government is committed to dedicating 25 per cent of future vaccine allocations to the 13 public health regions with historic and ongoing high rates of death, hospitalization and covid-19 transmission.