O. Reg. 501/20: RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 3, Filed September 17, 2020 under Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17

ontario regulation 501/20

made under the

Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020

Made: September 17, 2020
Filed: September 17, 2020
Published on e-Laws: September 17, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 3, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 364/20

(RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 3)

1. (1) Subsection 4 (2) of Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 364/20 is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the rental of meeting or event space for the purpose of a wedding, funeral or religious service, rite or ceremony that is authorized under section 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 3.

(2) Paragraph 4 of subsection 7 (5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 1 (2) of Schedule 3.

(3) Subsection 7 (6) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b)” at the beginning and substituting “Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 1 (2)”.

(4) Paragraph 4 of subsection 8 (5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 1 (2) of Schedule 3.

(5) Subsection 8 (6) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b)” at the beginning and substituting “Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 1 (2)”.

2. (1) Section 1 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Gatherings, Stage 3 areas

1. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and sections 2 to 5, no person shall attend,

(a) an organized public event of more than,

(i) 50 people if the event is held indoors, or

(ii) 100 people if the event is held outdoors;

(b) a social gathering of more than,

(i) 50 people if the gathering is held indoors, or

(ii) 100 people if the gathering is held outdoors; or

(c) a social gathering associated with a wedding, a funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony of more than,

(i) 50 people if the gathering is held indoors, or

(ii) 100 people if the gathering is held outdoors.

(2) In the City of Ottawa Health Unit, the City of Toronto Health Unit and the Peel Regional Health Unit, the following rules apply to an organized public event or social gathering held at any place other than a place that is operated in accordance with this Order by a business or organization:

1. No person shall attend an organized public event held at the place of more than,

i. 10 people if the event is held indoors, or

ii. 25 people if the event is held outdoors.

2. No person shall attend a social gathering held at the place of more than,

i. 10 people if the gathering is held indoors, or

ii. 25 people if the gathering is held outdoors.

3 No person shall attend a social gathering associated with a wedding, a funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony held at the place of more than,

i. 10 people if the gathering is held indoors, or

ii. 25 people if the gathering is held outdoors.

(3) For greater certainty, the limits in clause (1) (c) and paragraph 3 of subsection (2) apply to a social gathering associated with a wedding, a funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony, such as a wedding reception, while the limits that apply to the wedding, funeral or religious service, rite or ceremony itself are set out in sections 3 to 5.

(4) For the purposes of this section, an indoor event or gathering cannot be combined with an outdoor event or gathering so as to increase the applicable limit on the number of people at the event or gathering.

(5) A person attending an organized public event or social gathering shall comply with public health guidance on physical distancing.

(6) For greater certainty, subsections (1) to (5) apply with respect to an organized public event or social gathering even if it is held at a private dwelling.

(2) Section 2 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following:

Exceptions from organized public event requirements

2. The prohibitions on attendance at an organized public event in clause 1 (1) (a) and paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (2) do not apply with respect to attendance at,

. . . . .

(3) Schedule 3 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Temporary closure by police, etc.

6. (1) A police officer, special constable or First Nations Constable may order that premises be temporarily closed if the police officer, special constable or First Nations Constable has reasonable grounds to believe that an organized public event, social gathering or social gathering associated with a wedding, a funeral or a religious service, rite or ceremony is occurring at the premises and that the number of people in attendance exceeds the number permitted by this Order.

(2) Every individual who is on the premises shall comply with the order to temporarily close the premises by promptly vacating the premises after being informed of the order.

(3) No individual shall re-enter the premises on the same day that the premises were temporarily closed under subsection (1) unless a police officer, special constable or First Nations Constable authorizes the re-entry.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to individuals residing in the premises.

(5) In this section,

“premises” has the same meaning as in the Trespass to Property Act.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of September 18, 2020 and the day it is filed.