O. Reg. 698/21: RULES FOR AREAS AT STEP 3 AND AT THE ROADMAP EXIT STEP
filed October 8, 2021 under Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17
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made under the
Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020
Made: October 8, 2021
Filed: October 8, 2021
Published on e-Laws: October 8, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 23, 2021
Amending O. Reg. 364/20
(RULES FOR AREAS AT STEP 3 AND AT THE ROADMAP EXIT STEP)
1. (1) Section 3 of Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 364/20 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(7) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to the following areas:
1. Meeting and event spaces, including conference centres and convention centres.
2. Areas for spectators in facilities used for sports and recreational fitness activities.
3. Concert venues, theatres and cinemas.
4. Horse racing tracks, car racing tracks and other similar venues.
5. Places where commercial film and television production takes place.
(2) Subsection 3.1 (5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (d), by adding “and” at the end of clause (e) and by adding the following clause:
(f) when in,
(i) an outdoor meeting or event space,
(ii) an area for spectators in a facility used for sports and recreational fitness activities,
(iii) a concert venue, theatre or cinema,
(iv) a horse racing track, car racing track or other similar venue, or
(v) a place where commercial film and television production takes place.
(3) Paragraph 1 of subsection 4 (1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked.
(4) Paragraph 2 of subsection 4 (1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
2. The number of members of the public permitted to be in a particular room in the indoor portion of the rentable meeting or event space at any one time must be limited to the number that can maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person in the room.
(5) Paragraph 3 of subsection 4 (1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked.
(6) Subsection 4 (2) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “1, 2, 3” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “2”.
(7) Subsection 4 (3) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (1) do” at the beginning and substituting “Paragraph 2 of subsection (1) does”.
(8) Subsection 4 (4) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (1) do” at the beginning and substituting “Paragraph 2 of subsection (1) does”.
2. (1) Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 16 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
1. In the case of an indoor facility, the total number of members of the public, other than spectators in an area for spectators, who are permitted to be in the facility at any one time must be limited to 50 per cent of the capacity of those areas of the facility that are not areas for spectators, as determined in accordance with subsection 3 (3) of Schedule 1.
(2) Subsection 16 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(3) Every non-spectator in an indoor area of the facility must maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person in the facility other than from their caregiver or from members of the person’s household, except when,
(a) engaging in sports or games at the facility; or
(b) any of the exceptions set out in subsection 3.1 (5) of Schedule 1 would apply.
(3) Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection 20 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked.
(4) Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 of subsection 22 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked.
(5) Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 6 of subsection 26 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation are revoked.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of October 9, 2021 and the day it is filed.