O. Reg. 163/21: RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 2
filed March 5, 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: March 5, 2021
Filed: March 5, 2021
Published on e-Laws: March 5, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 20, 2021
Amending O. Reg. 263/20
(RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 2)
1. (1) Subsection 3 (1) of Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 263/20 is revoked and the following substituted:
Capacity limits for businesses or facilities open to the public
(1) Subject to any additional restrictions set out in this Order, the person responsible for a place of business or facility that is open to the public shall limit the number of persons in the place of business or facility so that every member of the public is able to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person in the business or facility.
(2) Subsection 4 (1.5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “that is open” and substituting “that is open and that rents out meeting or event space”.
(3) Section 4 of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.6) The person responsible for a business or place that is open and that rents out meeting or event space shall ensure that the business or place actively screens individuals in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health before they enter the indoor premises of the business or place.
2. (1) Subsection 1 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
14. The establishment must actively screen any dine-in patrons in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health before they enter the indoor premises of the establishment.
(2) Subsection 6 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
7. Individuals must be actively screened in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health before they enter the indoor premises of the establishment.
(3) Subsection 9 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
3. If the shopping mall is an indoor shopping mall, the shopping mall must actively screen individuals in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health before they enter the indoor premises of the mall.
(4) Subsection 13 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “yoga and dance studios and other fitness facilities” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “yoga and dance studios, soccer and other sports domes and other fitness facilities”.
(5) Subsection 13 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
16. The facility must actively screen individuals in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health before they enter the indoor premises of the facility.
(6) Subsection 13 (3) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “9 and 10” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “9, 10 and 16”.
(7) Section 20 of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:
5. The establishment must actively screen individuals in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health before they enter the indoor premises of the establishment.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.