November 22, 2020 by Israel Foulon Wong LLP
Summary
On November 20, 2020, the Government of Ontario announced that the public health regions for Toronto and Peel would be placed in the Lockdown level of its tiered COVID-19 Response plan for a period of 28 days.
Ontario Moving Select Public Health Regions to Lockdown and Control
As of Monday November 23, 2020, at 12:01 am, the following public health regions will move from their current level in the Framework to the Lockdown and Control categories:
- Grey- Lockdown
- Peel Regional Public Health Unit
- Toronto Public Health
- Red-Control
- Durham Region Health Department; and
- Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services.
You can review the full list of public health region classifications HERE.
Targeted Public Health Measures for Toronto and Peel
Public health regions in Lockdown are subject to the following restrictions:
- No indoor organized public events or social gatherings except with members of the same household.
- Outdoor organized public events or social gatherings limited to a maximum of 10 people;
- Wedding services, funeral services and religious services, rites or ceremonies where physical distancing can be maintained can have up to 10 people indoors or 10 people outdoors;
- Retail permitted to be open for curbside pick-up or delivery only, with certain exceptions;
- Restaurants, bars, and food and drink establishments will only be able to provide takeout, drive-through and delivery. Indoor and outdoor dining services are prohibited;
- Personal care services closed;
- Casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments closed; and
- Indoor sports and recreational facilities, including pools, closed with limited exceptions.
Businesses can review a full list of the targeted public health measures for the Lockdown classification HERE.
Government of Ontario Amends Provincial Offences Act to Include Fines for Contravening COVID-19 Public Health Measures
The Government of Ontario announced plans to amend Ont. Reg. 950 under the Provincial Offences Act. Under the proposed amendments, a ticket may be issued for any contravention of a COVID-19 specific communicable disease class order issued by a medical officer of health.
You can review the full Ontario Newsroom press release HERE.
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