When the provincewide shutdown was announced in January, the government committed to safely and gradually return to the COVID-19 response framework (colour-coded zones).
Regions are now being phased back into the framework based on improvements in:
COVID-19 transmission
health system capacity
public health system capacity
local context and conditions
testing capacity
When regions are returning to the COVID-19 response framework
We anticipate public health unit regions will return to the framework on the dates below. These dates may change depending on the trends in public health indicators.
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February 10, 2021. Deseronto is Green
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Unit
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit
Renfrew County and District Health Unit
WHAT BEING GREEN MEANS - Government of Ontario
Green – Prevent
Standard measures
Focus on education and awareness of public health and workplace safety measures in place.
Restrictions reflect the broadest allowance of activities in Stage 3 absents a widely available vaccine or treatment.
The highest risk settings remain closed.
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 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
Capacity limits per venue, where physical distancing can be maintained:
50 people indoors or 100 people outdoors in classes
50 people indoors in an 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-19covid 19)
Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact; 50 people per league
Exemptions for high-performance athletes and parasports
The 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 the 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-19covid 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 storefront 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-19covid 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
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