O. Reg. 911/21: RULES FOR AREAS AT STEP 3 AND AT THE ROADMAP EXIT STEP, Filed December 30, 2021 under Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 17

ontario regulation 911/21

made under the

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

Made: December 30, 2021
Filed: December 30, 2021
Published on e-Laws: December 31, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 15, 2022

Amending O. Reg. 364/20

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

1. (1) Section 12 (1) of Schedule 2 to Ontario Regulation 364/20 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) Despite subsection (1), schools within the meaning of the Education Act shall not provide teaching or instruction before January 5, 2022 but may open,

(a)  to the extent necessary to facilitate the operation of a child care centre or authorized recreational and skill building program within the meaning of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014;

(b)  to the extent necessary to facilitate the operation of an extended day program within the meaning of the Education Act; or

(c)  to allow staff of the school to enter the school for the purposes of preparation and planning, so long as the school operates in accordance with a return to school direction issued by the Ministry of Education and approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.

(2) Subsection 12 (1.1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked.

Commencement

2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

(2) Subsection 1 (2) comes into force on January 5, 2022.