THE FIVE COLOUR ZONES AND WHAT THEY MEAN – UPDATED WITH STRICTER MEASURES FEBRUARY 2021

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Adjusting and tightening public health measures

Green – Prevent

Standard measures

Focus on education and awareness of public health and workplace safety measures in place.
Restrictions reflect broadest allowance of activities in Stage 3 absent a widely available vaccine or treatment.
Highest risk settings remain closed.

Yellow – Protect

Strengthened measures

Enhanced targeted enforcement, fines and enhanced education to limit further transmission.
Apply public health measures in high risk settings.

Orange – Restrict

Intermediate measures

Implement enhanced measures, restrictions and enforcement avoiding any closures.

Red – Control

Stringent measures

Implement broader-scale measures and restrictions, across multiple sectors, to control transmission.
Restrictions are the most severe available before widescale business or organizational closure.

Grey – Lockdown

Maximum measures

Implement widescale measures and restrictions, including closures, to halt or interrupt transmission.
Consider declaration of emergency.

Indicators and thresholds: adjusting and tightening public health measures

Indicators will generally be assessed based on the previous two weeks of information. However, movement to apply measures will be considered sooner than two weeks if there is a rapidly worsening trend.

Local context and conditions will inform movement, including potential regional application of measures.

Thresholds within a region may not all be met at the same time. Decisions about moving to new measures will require overall risk assessment by government.

Indicators and thresholds

Green – Prevent

Epidemiology

Weekly incidence rate is less than 10 per 100,000
Percent positivity is less than 0.5%
Effective reproduction number (Rt) is less than 1
Outbreak trends/ observations
Level of community transmission and non-epi linked cases stable

Health system capacity

Hospital and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity adequate

Public health system capacity

Case and contact follow-up within 24 hours adequate

Yellow – Protect

Epidemiology

Weekly incidence rate is 10 to 24.9 per 100,000
Percent positivity is 0.5 to 1.2%
Rt is approximately 1
Repeated outbreaks in multiple sectors and settings or increasing number of large outbreaks
Level of community transmission and non-epi linked cases stable or increasing

Health system capacity

Hospital and ICU capacity adequate

Public health system capacity

Case and contact follow-up within 24 hours adequate

Orange – Restrict

Epidemiology

Weekly incidence rate is 25 to 39.9 per 100,000
Percent positivity is 1.3 to 2.4%
Rt is approximately 1 to 1.1
Repeated outbreaks in multiple sectors and settings, increasing number of large outbreaks
Level of community transmission and non-epi linked cases stable or increasing

Health system capacity

Hospital and ICU capacity adequate or occupancy increasing

Public health system capacity

Case and contact follow-up within 24 hours adequate or at risk of becoming overwhelmed

Red – Control

Epidemiology

Weekly incidence rate is 40 per 100,000 or more
Percent positivity is 2.5% or more
Rt is 1.2 or more
Repeated outbreaks in multiple sectors and settings, increasing number of large outbreaks
Level of community transmission and non-epi linked cases increasing

Health system capacity

Hospital and ICU capacity at risk of being overwhelmed

Public health system capacity

Public health unit capacity for case and contact management at risk or overwhelmed

Grey – Lockdown

Epidemiology

Adverse trends after entering red – control, such as:

increasing weekly case incidence and/or test positivity
increasing case incidence and/or test positivity among people aged 70 or over
increasing outbreaks among vulnerable populations, such as long-term care residents and residents of other congregate settings

Health system capacity

Hospital and ICU capacity at risk of being overwhelmed

Public health system capacity

Public health unit capacity for case and contact management at risk or overwhelmed

When regions are returning to the framework

As local trends of key public health indicators improve, regions will be gradually transitioned back into this framework, with some new and modified measures in place.

We anticipate public health unit regions will return to the framework and no longer be subject to the shutdown and stay-at-home orders on the dates below. These dates may change depending on the trends in local public health indicators.

Find your public health unit region

Timing

February 10

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Unit
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit
Renfrew County and District Health Unit

February 16

Algoma Public Health
Brant County Health Unit
Chatham-Kent Public Health
Durham Region Health Department
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
Halton Region Health Department
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Hamilton Public Health Services
Huron Perth Public Health
Lambton Health Unit
Leeds Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Niagara Region Public Health Department
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Northwestern Health Unit
Ottawa Public Health
Peterborough Public Health
Porcupine Health Unit
Public Health Sudbury & Districts
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit
Southwestern Public Health
Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Timiskaming Health Unit
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

February 22

Peel Public Health
Toronto Public Health
York Region Public Health

Sector-specific public health and workplace safety measures and public health advice

This is only a summary of the measures in effect in Ontario. It is not intended to be legal advice or an interpretation of the law. Read the regulations for more details on the requirements for each zone:

O. Reg. 82/20: Grey-Lockdown
O. Reg. 263/20: Red-Control
O. Reg. 364/20: Green-Prevent, Yellow-Protect, and Orange-Restrict

General public health measures and advice for all zones

General advice

Even if there is no longer a stay-at-home order in your area, staying home is still the best way to protect yourself and others. You are strongly advised to:

stay home as much as possible
avoid social gatherings
limit close contacts to your household
work from home if possible, and allow your employees to work from home if they can
avoid travel except for essential reasons

Follow public health advice:

stay home if you have symptoms, even if they are mild
wash your hands thoroughly and regularly
cover your cough
download the COVID Alert mobile app
get tested if you have symptoms compatible with covid 19, or if you’ve been advised of exposure by your local public health unit or through the COVID Alert mobile app

Close contact, face coverings, gatherings and events

Limit close contact to your household (the people you live with).

Individuals who live alone, including seniors, may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation.

Maintain two metres of physical distancing from everyone else.

Wear a face covering or mask:

indoors, any time you are within two metres of someone outside your household
if physical distancing cannot be maintained
if wearing one is required

It is also recommended you wear a face covering outdoors whenever face-to-face with someone outside of your household, especially if you are within two metres.

Wear a face covering and maintain physical distancing when meeting for permitted organized public events or social gatherings with individuals outside of your household.

Follow provincial and local restrictions on public and private gatherings.

Additional advice for Red–Control

Trips outside of the home should only be for essential reasons (work, school, groceries/pharmacy, health care, assisting vulnerable individuals or exercise and physical activity)
Families should not visit any other household or allow visitors in their homes – people who live alone can gather with one household
Everyone should avoid social gatherings

Additional advice and measures for Grey–Lockdown

Trips outside of the home should only be for essential reasons (work, school, groceries/pharmacy, health care, assisting vulnerable individuals or exercise and physical activity)
No indoor organized public events and social gatherings are permitted, except with members of the same household – people who live alone can gather with one household

Travel

Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others. Avoid travel except for essential reasons.

Within Ontario

Travel between regions will greatly increase the potential for spikes in community spread and undo all the progress we have made.

You should avoid travelling between zones (for example, from Grey-Lockdown to any other zone, Red-Control to Orange-Restrict or Yellow-Protect to Green-Prevent), except for essential reasons.

Inter-provincial and international travel

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health strongly advises that travel out of the province should be limited to essential purposes only.

Individuals and families who consider travelling to another province for essential reasons during the holidays should:

consider the risk associated with travelling – this includes covid 19 transmission in the other province, entry requirements (for example, quarantine) of some other provinces
self-quarantine, or drastically reduce close contact with others 10 to 14 days before travelling and after returning home, to help lower the risk of exposure to covid 19
follow general public health advice, rules and regulations of Ontario and the other province

When you return to Canada from abroad, you must:

self-isolate (quarantine) and stay home for 14 days whether you have symptoms or not
get tested for covid 19 on arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport, as part of our six-point plan to stop the spread of covid 19 variants of concern

Public health advice, recommendations and instructions for businesses

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

Check with your local public health unit and municipality for any additional advice, recommendations or instructions.

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.

For patrons

Businesses in public health unit regions that have returned to the framework must implement passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if they have covid 19 symptoms).

Active screening is required in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health. Where this is required, it is noted in the sections below.

For workers

Workplaces must screen all workers or visitors entering the work environment. See the covid 19 Screening Tool for Workplaces for more information.

Face coverings and personal protective equipment, including eye protection

Everyone must wear a mask or face covering that covers their mouth, nose and chin inside any business or place that is open, with some exceptions.

Workers must wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) that protects their eyes, nose and mouth, if in the course of providing services they are:

required to come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a mask or face covering
in an indoor area and are not separated by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier

Physical distancing

Businesses that are open must not permit patrons to line up or congregate:

inside
outside, unless they are maintaining a physical distance of at least two metres from others and wearing a face covering or mask (with limited exceptions)

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.

Additional capacity limits apply for businesses or facilities in:

Red-Control:
- 75% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies
- 50% for all other retail, including, but not limited to discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, hardware stores and garden centres
Grey-Lockdown:
- 50% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies
- 25% for all other retail, including, but not limited to discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, hardware stores and garden centres

Some businesses or facilities have additional capacity restrictions. Where additional capacity restrictions are in place, it is noted in the sections for each level below.

Cleaning and disinfection

Businesses or places that are open shall ensure that equipment, washrooms, locker rooms, change rooms and showers that are accessible to the public are cleaned and disinfected as frequently as is necessary to maintain a sanitary condition.

Safety plans

When public health unit regions return to the framework, all businesses must have safety plans, no matter what zone they are in.

Schools, childcare and post-secondary institutions

Schools, child care centres and post-secondary institutions remain open in all zones, subject to reopening plans and epidemiology of the virus.

In Grey–Lockdown, post-secondary institutions may open for virtual instruction. In-person instruction is limited (for example, clinical training, trades) and includes examinations. In-person cannot exceed 10 persons, with limited exceptions.

Green – Prevent

Organized public events, social gatherings and wedding, funeral and religious services, rites and ceremonies

Limits for certain organized public events and social gatherings such as functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 people indoors
- 25 people outdoors
Limits for organized public events and gatherings in staffed businesses and facilities, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, where physical distancing can be maintained (applies in any venue other than a private dwelling):
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors

Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments

Require patrons to be seated; 2 metres minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables
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
Patron screening (passive)
Require contact information for one patron per seated party
Dancing, singing and performing music is permitted, with restrictions
Karaoke permitted, with restrictions (including no private rooms)
Personal protective equipment, including eye protection, required when a worker must come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a face covering
Night clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Maintain 2 metres physical distancing, unless engaged in a sport
Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or 100 people outdoors in classes
- 50 people indoors in area with weights or exercise equipment
- 50 spectators indoors or 100 outdoors
Capacity limits apply on a per-room basis if operating in compliance with a plan approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Facilities for Sport and Recreational Fitness Activities During covid 19)
Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact; 50 people per league
Exemptions for high performance athletes and parasports
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising or playing sports
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Meeting and event spaces

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 people outdoors
Booking multiple rooms for the same event not permitted
Maximum of 50 people per room indoors if venue operates in accordance with the approved plan from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Meeting and Event Facilities During covid 19)
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services apply if held in meeting and event spaces:
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Exceptions for court and government services
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Retail

New for Green-Prevent as of February 2021:

Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)
- This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required

Personal care services

Oxygen bars, steam rooms and saunas closed
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Maximum of 50 people per facility permitted, where physical distancing can be maintained
Table games are prohibited
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Cinemas

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 outdoors
50 people per indoor auditorium if cinema operates in accordance with the approved plan from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Movie Theatres During covid 19)
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Drive-in cinemas permitted to operate, subject to restrictions
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Performing arts facilities

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 outdoors
Singers and players of wind or brass instruments must be separated from spectators by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier
Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted
Performers and employees must maintain 2 metres physical distance except for purposes of the performance
Drive-in performances permitted
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Yellow – Protect

Organized public events, social gatherings and wedding, funeral and religious services, rites and ceremonies

Limits for certain organized public events and social gatherings such as functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 people indoors
- 25 people outdoors
Limits for organized public events and gatherings in staffed businesses and facilities, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, where physical distancing can be maintained (applies in any venue other than a private dwelling):
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors

Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments

Require patrons to be seated; 2 metres minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables
Limit of 6 people may be seated together
No buffet style service
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Patron screening (passive)
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Face coverings required except when eating or drinking only
Establishments must be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
Dancing, singing and performing music is permitted, with restrictions
Karaoke permitted, with restrictions (including no private rooms)
Personal protective equipment, including eye protection, required when a worker must come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a face covering
Night clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Maintain 2 metres physical distancing, unless engaged in a sport
Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres for areas of a sport or recreational facility where there are weights or exercise equipment and in exercise and fitness classes
Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people in indoor classes, however each indoor fitness or exercise class can only have a maximum of 10 people and must take place in a separate room or
- 100 people in outdoor classes, however each outdoor fitness or exercise class can only have a maximum of 25 people
- 50 people indoors in areas with weights or exercise equipment
- 50 spectators indoors or 100 outdoors
Patron screening (passive)
Capacity limits apply on a per-room basis if operating in compliance with a plan approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Facilities for Sport and Recreational Fitness Activities During covid 19)
Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact with an exemption for high performance athletes, including parasport athletes, and professional leagues; maximum 50 people per league
Exemptions for high performance athletes and parasports
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising or playing sports
Require contact information for all members of the public that enter the facility
Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Meeting and event spaces

Capacity limit for the venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 people outdoors
Booking multiple rooms for the same event not permitted
Patron screening (passive)
Maximum of 50 people per room indoors if venue operates in accordance with the approved plan from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Meeting and Event Facilities During covid 19)
Limits for wedding, funeral and religious services, rites or ceremonies apply if held in meeting and event spaces:
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Establishments must be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Limit of 6 people may be seated together
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Exceptions for court and government services

Retail

New for Yellow-Protect as of February 2021:

Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)
- This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
For malls, a safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Personal care services

Oxygen bars, steam rooms and saunas closed
Require contact information from all patrons
Patron screening (passive)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Maximum of 50 people per facility permitted, where physical distancing can be maintained
Patron screening (passive)
Table games are prohibited
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Cinemas

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 outdoors
50 people per indoor auditorium if cinema operates in accordance with the approved plan from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Movie Theatres During covid 19)
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Drive-in cinemas permitted to operate, subject to restrictions
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Patron screening (passive)
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Performing arts facilities

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 spectators indoors or
- 100 spectators outdoors
Singers and players of wind or brass instruments must be separated from spectators by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier
Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted
Performers and employees must maintain 2 metres physical distance except for purposes of the performance
Drive-in performances permitted
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Patron screening (passive)
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Orange – Restrict

Organized public events, social gatherings and wedding, funeral and religious services, rites and ceremonies

Limits for certain organized public events and social gatherings such as functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 people indoors
- 25 people outdoors
Limits for organized public events and gatherings in staffed businesses and facilities, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, where physical distancing can be maintained (applied in any venue other than a private dwelling):
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors

Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments

Capacity limits, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 patrons seated indoors
Outdoor dining, takeout, drive through and delivery permitted, including alcohol
No buffet style service
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Require patrons to be seated; 2 metres minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Require contact information for all seated patrons
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.
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.
Dancing, singing and performing music is permitted, with restrictions
Karaoke permitted, with restrictions (including no private rooms)
Limit volume of music (to be no louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
Night clubs and strip clubs only permitted to operate as a restaurant or bar
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Maintain 2 metres physical distancing, unless engaged in a sport
Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres in areas where there are weights or exercise equipment and in exercise and fitness classes
Capacity limits, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- Maximum of 50 people total in indoor areas with weights and exercise machines and all indoor classes, however each indoor fitness or exercise class can only have a maximum of 10 people and must take place in a separate room, or
- 100 people in outdoor classes, however each outdoor fitness or exercise class can only have a maximum of 25 people
- No spectators permitted, however each person under 18 may be accompanied by one parent or guardian
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact; 50 people per league
Exemptions for high performance athletes and parasports
Patrons may only be in the facility for 90 minutes except if engaging in a sport
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising or playing sports
Require contact information for all members of the public that enter the facility
Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Meeting and event spaces

Capacity limit for the venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 people outdoors
Limits for wedding, funeral and religious services, rites or ceremonies apply if held in meeting and event spaces:
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Booking multiple rooms for the same event not permitted
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Establishments must be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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.
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Exceptions for court and government services

Retail

New for Orange-Restrict as of February 2021:

Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)
- This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Limit volume of music to be no 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
For malls, a safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Personal care services

Oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, bath houses and other adult venues, closed
Sensory deprivation pods closed (some exceptions)
Services requiring removal of face coverings prohibited
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

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Maximum of 50 people per facility permitted, where physical distancing can be maintained
Table games are prohibited
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.
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

Cinemas

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 people indoors or
- 100 outdoors
Face coverings required except when eating or drinking only
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.
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
Drive-in cinemas permitted to operate, subject to restrictions
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Performing arts facilities

Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 50 spectators indoors or
- 100 spectators outdoors
Singers and players of wind or brass instruments must be separated from spectators by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier
Performers and employees must maintain 2 metres physical distance except for purposes of the performance
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.
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
Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted
Drive-in performances permitted
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Red – Control

Organized public events, social gatherings and wedding, funeral and religious services, rites and ceremonies

Limits for all organized public events and social gatherings:
- 5 people indoors
- 25 people outdoors
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, where physical distancing can be maintained (applies in any venue other than a private dwelling):
- 30% capacity of the room indoors
- 100 people outdoors

Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments

Capacity limits, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 patrons seated indoors
Outdoor dining, take out, drive through, and delivery permitted, including alcohol
No buffet style service
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Require patrons to be seated; 2 metres minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Require contact information for all seated patrons
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.
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.
Dancing, singing and the live performance of music is prohibited
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

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Maintain 2 metres physical distancing at all times
Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres in areas where there are 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 or
- 25 people in outdoor classes
- No spectators permitted, however each person under 18 may be accompanied by one parent or guardian
Team sports must not be practiced or played except for training (no games or scrimmage)
Activities that are likely to result in individuals coming within 2 metres of each other are not permitted; no contact permitted for team or individual sports
Exemptions for high performance athletes and parasport
Patrons may only be in the facility for 90 minutes except if engaging in a sport
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising
Require contact information for all members of the public that enter the facility
Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
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

Meeting and event spaces

Capacity limit for the venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 people indoors or
- 25 people outdoors
Establishments must be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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.
Face coverings required except when eating or drinking only
Require contact information for all seated patrons
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, 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

Retail

New for Red-Control as of February 2021:

Capacity limits of:
- 75% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies
- 50% for all other retail, including discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, hardware stores and garden centres
Stores must post capacity limit publicly
Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)
- This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Stores within the malls subject to appropriate retail measures

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
For malls:
- 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

Personal care services

Oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, bath houses and other adult venues, closed
Sensory deprivation pods closed (some exceptions)
Services requiring removal of face coverings prohibited
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

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Capacity limit for the venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 people indoors or
- 25 people outdoors
Table games are prohibited
Face coverings required except when eating or drinking only
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.
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

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

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

Grey – Lockdown

Proposed measures for Grey-Lockdown are included below. These measures are subject to change in the final regulation.

Organized public events, social gatherings and wedding, funeral and religious services, rites and ceremonies

No indoor organized public events and social gatherings, except with members of the same household
- Individuals who live alone, including seniors, may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation
Limit for outdoor organized public events and social gatherings, physical distancing can be maintained:
- 10 people outdoors
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, where physical distancing can be maintained (applies in any venue other than a private dwelling):
- 10 people indoors
- 10 people outdoors
Virtual and drive-in events and religious services, rites or ceremonies permitted

Restaurants, bars and food or drink establishments

Indoor and outdoor service prohibited
Take out, drive through and delivery permitted, including alcohol

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Facilities for indoor or outdoor sports and recreational fitness activities are closed except for:
- The sole use of high performance athletes including parasport athletes, and specified professional leagues (for example, NHL, CFL, MLS, NBA)
- Specified purposes (for example, day camps, child care)
Outdoor recreational amenities (for example, ice rinks, ski hills, snow trails) open with restrictions (for example, no team sports)
Community centres and multi-purpose facilities (for example, YMCA) allowed to be open for permitted activities (for example, child care services, day camps, social services)

Meeting and event spaces

Closed with limited exceptions for:
- child care and day camps for children
- court services
- government services
- mental health and addiction support services (for example, Alcoholics Anonymous) permitted to a maximum of 10 people
- provision of social services

Retail

New to Grey-Lockdown as of February 2021:

In person shopping permitted for all retail, subject to capacity limits of:
- 50% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores and pharmacies
- 25% for all other retail, including discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, hardware stores and garden centres
Curbside pick-up and delivery permitted
Stores must post capacity limit publicly
Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)
- This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering, with some exceptions
No loitering in shopping malls, and stores within the malls subject to appropriate retail measures

Personal care services

Closed

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Closed

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

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

Amusement parks, water parks

Closed

Animal services

Services that are permitted include:
- Veterinary services and other businesses that provide for the health and welfare of animals, including farms, boarding kennels, stables, animal shelters and research facilities
- Businesses that provide services for the training and provision of service animals
- Businesses that provide pet services, including pet grooming services, pet sitting services, pet walking services and pet training services

Bathhouses and sex clubs

Closed

Boarding kennels and stables

Permitted to open for animal’s owner, or their representative, to visit the animal, assist in the care or feeding of the animal or, as applicable, ride the animal

Campgrounds

Available for trailers and recreational vehicles that are used by individuals who are in need of housing, or are permitted to be there by the terms of a full season contract
Only campsites with electricity, water service and facilities for sewage disposal may be provided for use
All recreational facilities in the campground and all other shared facilities in the campground, other than washrooms and showers, must be closed
Short-term campground rentals that were reserved on or before November 22, 2020 are permitted; no new reservations after November 22, 2020 permitted, except for individuals who are in need of housing

Cannabis

Permitted by curb-side pick-up and delivery

Driving instruction

In-person driving instruction not permitted
Virtual permitted

Household services

Domestic and cleaning and maintenance services permitted, including:
- housekeepers, cooks, maids and butlers
- personal affairs management
- nanny services and babysitters
- other domestic personnel
- house cleaning
Outdoor cleaning and maintenance services permitted, including:
- indoor or outdoor painting
- pool cleaning
- general repairs

Horse racing

Training only, no races
No spectators

Hotels, motels

Permitted to operate except for any pools, fitness centres, meeting rooms and other recreational facilities that may be part of the operations of these businesses

Libraries

Open for curbside, delivery and pick-up
Patrons permitted to enter libraries for contactless drop-off and pick-up, and to access computers, photocopiers, or similar services
May open for permitted services (for example, day camp, child care services, mental health and addiction support services to a limit of 10 persons [AA meetings], provision of social services)
No classes

Marinas, boating clubs, golf courses and driving ranges

Marinas and boating clubs permitted
Clubhouses, restaurants, pools, meeting rooms, fitness centres or other recreational facilities on the premises closed to the public, with limited exceptions
Golf courses and driving ranges:
- Outdoors permitted
- Indoors closed
Indoor shooting ranges closed

Media industries

Sound recording, production, publishing and distribution businesses
Film and television production, including all supporting activities such as hair, makeup and wardrobe, are permitted to open if they meet the following conditions:
- No studio audiences may be permitted to be on the film or television set
- 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
- 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 post-production, visual effects and animation studios are permitted
Book and periodical production, publishing and distribution businesses are permitted
Interactive digital media businesses, including computer system software or application developers and publishers, and video game developers and publishers are permitted

Motorsports

Closed

Museums and other cultural amenities (for example, art galleries, science centres)

Closed (indoors) to members of the public
Drive-in or drive through only

Nightclubs

Only permitted to open if they operate as a restaurant, bar, or other food and drink establishment (take-out, drive-through and delivery service only)

Personal services

In-person personal services not permitted, including:
- personal shoppers
- party and wedding planners
- personal organizer services
- personal physical fitness or sports trainers
- house sitters

Photography studios and services

Commercial and industrial photography permitted
Retail photo studios closed

Real estate agencies (including pre-sale construction)

Permitted to operate; property showings by appointment only

Short-term rentals

Existing reservations as of November 22, 2020 honoured regardless of when the rental occurs
No new reservations after November 22, 2020 permitted, except for individuals who are in need of housing
This does not apply to hotels, motels, lodges, resorts and other shared rental accommodation, including student residences

Strip clubs

Only permitted to open if they operate as a restaurant, bar, or other food and drink establishment (take-out and delivery service only)

Tour and guide services

Closed

Zoos and aquariums

Closed (indoors) to members of the public except for drive-in or drive through events
Permitted to operate for the care of animals

Health and Wellness