O. Reg. 710/21: RULES FOR AREAS AT STEP 3 AND AT THE ROADMAP EXIT STEP

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ontario regulation 710/21

made under the

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

Made: October 6, 2021
Filed: October 15, 2021
Published on e-Laws: October 15, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 30, 2021

Amending O. Reg. 364/20

(RULES FOR AREAS AT STEP 3 AND AT THE ROADMAP EXIT STEP)

1. (1) Subsection 2.1 (4) of Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 364/20 is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) The person responsible for a business or an organization to which this section applies shall comply with guidance published by the Ministry of Health on its website specifying,

(a)  what constitutes proof of,

(i)  identification,

(ii)  being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and

(iii)  being entitled to an exemption under subsection (6); and

(b)  the manner of confirming, for the purposes of this section, that a patron is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or is entitled to an exemption under subsection (6).

(2) Subsection 2.1 (6) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following clause:

(b.1)  who provide documentation that confirms, in accordance with the Ministry’s guidance mentioned in subsection (4), that the patron is currently participating in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial that is authorized by Health Canada and specified in that guidance;

(3) Clause 2.1 (6) (c) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(c)  who provide documentation that, in accordance with the Ministry’s guidance mentioned in subsection (4),

(i)  confirms that the patron has a medical reason for not being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and

(ii)  specifies the effective time-period for the medical reason;

(4) Subsections 2.1 (8) and (9) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(8) A business or organization may use an electronic application to confirm, for the purposes of this section, that a patron is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or is entitled to an exemption under subsection (6) only if the electronic application is listed in the guidance published by the Ministry of Health on its website.

(9) A person who provides any information to a business or an organization to satisfy a requirement under this section shall ensure that their information is complete and accurate.

(10) Subject to subsection (11), no person shall retain, record, copy, modify, use or disclose any information provided pursuant to this section.

(11) A business or organization may use information provided pursuant to this section solely for the purpose of confirming, for the purposes of this section, that a patron is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or is entitled to an exemption under subsection (6).

Commencement

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

 

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