O. Reg. 3/21: RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1, Filed January 7, 2021 under Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17

ontario regulation 3/21

made under the

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

Made: January 7, 2021
Filed: January 7, 2021
Published on e-Laws: January 7, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 23, 2021

Amending O. Reg. 82/20

(RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1)

1. Subsection 1 (5) of Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 82/20 is amended by striking out “sections 2 to 10” and substituting “sections 2 to 11”.

2. Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

NHL

11. (1) In this section,

“NHL” means the National Hockey League; (“LNH”)

“NHL participant” means a person who has been specified as a member of a participant group in the professional sports plan for the NHL; (“participant de la LNH”)

“professional sports plan for the NHL” means the document titled “2020-21 NHL Season COVID-19 Protocol” and any attachments to it approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health. (“plan de sports professionnels applicable à la LNH”)

(2) The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health may approve a professional sports plan for the NHL.

(3) The professional sports plan for the NHL shall list,

(a) the businesses and places that may be used by NHL participants, which may include,

(i) hotels,

(ii) facilities for indoor or outdoor sports and recreational fitness activities,

(iii) businesses or places that are in hotels or facilities mentioned in subclause (i) or (ii), and

(iv) restaurants or bars; and

(b) persons who are NHL participants.

(4) A business or place that is listed in the professional sports plan for the NHL as being available for the use of NHL participants may open for use by NHL participants if the business or place complies with the following conditions:

1. The business or place must operate in accordance with the professional sports plan for the NHL.

2. No spectators may be permitted at the business or place except in accordance with the professional sports plan for the NHL.

3. The business or place must ensure that any other conditions or requirements set out in this section are complied with on the premises of the business or place.

(5) The following provisions do not apply to the provision of goods or services to an NHL participant by a business or place listed in the professional sports plan for the NHL in accordance with clause (3) (a) when they are provided in accordance with the professional sports plan for the NHL:

1. Subsection 2 (4) of Schedule 1, but only in respect of NHL players and coaches.

2. Sections 3, 5 and 7 of Schedule 1.

(6) Businesses and places listed in the professional sports plan for the NHL may provide in-person dining if they meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 of subsection 1 (1) of Schedule 2 to Ontario Regulation 263/20 (Rules for Areas in Stage 2) made under the Act.

(7) Hotels listed in the professional sports plan for the NHL may open indoor pools, indoor fitness centres or other indoor recreational facilities that are part of the operation of the hotels, other than communal steam rooms, saunas and whirlpools, if the following conditions are met:

1. The hotels must ensure that the facilities are open only for the use of NHL participants.

2. The hotels must ensure that the facilities are used in accordance with the professional sports plan for the NHL.

(8) Therapists referred to in the professional sports plan for the NHL may open for the sole purpose of providing services to NHL players and shall provide such services in accordance with the professional sports plan for the NHL.

(9) Television productions relating to NHL games that are in compliance with the professional sports plan for the NHL may open, and the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 of section 63 of Schedule 2 do not apply to such television productions.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.