O. Reg. 117/21: RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1, Filed February 12, 2021 under Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17
Ontario regulation 117/21
made under the
Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020
Made: February 12, 2021
Filed: February 12, 2021
Published on e-Laws: February 12, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: February 27, 2021
Amending O. Reg. 82/20
(RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1)
1. (1) Subsection 1 (5) of Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 82/20 is amended by striking out “11” and substituting “12”.
(2) Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:
AHL
12. (1) In this section,
“AHL” means the American Hockey League; (“LAH”)
“AHL participant” means a person who has been specified as a member of a participant group in the professional sports plan for the AHL; (“participant de la LAH”)
“professional sports plan for the AHL” means the document titled “2021 AHL 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 LAH”)
(2) The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health may approve a professional sports plan for the AHL.
(3) The professional sports plan for the AHL shall list,
(a) the businesses and places that may be used by AHL 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 AHL participants.
(4) A business or place that is listed in the professional sports plan for the AHL as being available for the use of AHL participants may open for use by AHL 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 AHL.
2. No spectators may be permitted at the business or place except in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL.
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 AHL participant by a business or place listed in the professional sports plan for the AHL in accordance with clause (3) (a) when they are provided in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL:
1. Subsection 2 (4) of this Schedule, but only in respect of AHL players and coaches.
2. Sections 3, 5 and 7 of this Schedule.
3. Section 48 of Schedule 2.
4. Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b) of Schedule 4.
(6) Businesses and places listed in the professional sports plan for the AHL 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 AHL 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 AHL participants.
2. The hotels must ensure that the facilities are used in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL.
(8) Therapists referred to in the professional sports plan for the AHL may open for the sole purpose of providing services to AHL players and shall provide such services in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL.
(9) Television productions relating to AHL games that are in compliance with the professional sports plan for the AHL 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.
2. (1) Subsection 1 (5) of Schedule 6 to the Regulation is amended by striking out “12” and substituting “13”.
(2) Schedule 6 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:
AHL
13. (1) In this section,
“AHL” means the American Hockey League; (“LAH”)
“AHL participant” means a person who has been specified as a member of a participant group in the professional sports plan for the AHL; (“participant de la LAH”)
“professional sports plan for the AHL” means the document titled “2021 AHL 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 LAH”)
(2) The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health may approve a professional sports plan for the AHL.
(3) The professional sports plan for the AHL shall list,
(a) the businesses and places that may be used by AHL 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 AHL participants.
(4) A business or place that is listed in the professional sports plan for the AHL as being available for the use of AHL participants may open for use by AHL 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 AHL.
2. No spectators may be permitted at the business or place except in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL.
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 AHL participant by a business or place listed in the professional sports plan for the AHL in accordance with clause (3) (a) when they are provided in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL:
1. Subsection 2 (5) of this Schedule, but only in respect of AHL players and coaches.
2. Sections 3, 6 and 8 of this Schedule.
3. Section 45 of Schedule 7.
4. Clauses 1 (1) (a) and (b) of Schedule 9.
(6) Businesses and places listed in the professional sports plan for the AHL 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 AHL 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 AHL participants.
2. The hotels must ensure that the facilities are used in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL.
(8) Therapists referred to in the professional sports plan for the AHL may open for the sole purpose of providing services to AHL players and shall provide such services in accordance with the professional sports plan for the AHL.
(9) Television productions relating to AHL games that are in compliance with the professional sports plan for the AHL may open, and the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection 60 (1) of Schedule 7 do not apply to such television productions.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.