COVID-19 February 18 Update
Yesterday, Minister Lisa MacLeod hosted a virtual multi-sectoral technical briefing to discuss the easing of public health measures impacting Ontario’s heritage, sport, tourism and culture industries.
The briefing on regulatory changes and their impacts on our sectors was presented by Assistant Deputy Ministers and representatives from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
The following public health and workplace safety measures came into effect on February 17. For the full list of current measures, see O. Reg 364/20.
- Increasing social gathering limits to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors
- Increasing organized public event limits to 50 people indoors, with no limit outdoors
- Removing capacity limits in the following indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is required, including but not limited to:
- Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments without dance facilities
- Non-spectator areas of sports and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms
- Cinemas
- Meeting and event spaces, including conference centres or convention centres
- Casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments
- Indoor areas of settings that choose to opt-in to proof of vaccination requirements.
- Allowing 50 per cent of the usual seating capacity at sports arenas
- Allowing 50 percent of the usual seating capacity for concert venues and theatres
- Increasing indoor capacity limits to 25 per cent in the remaining higher-risk settings where proof of vaccination is required, including nightclubs, restaurants where there is dancing, as well as bathhouses and sex clubs
- Increasing capacity limits for indoor weddings, funerals or religious services, rites, or ceremonies to the number of people who can maintain two metres physical distance. Capacity limits are removed if the location opts-in to use proof of vaccination or if the service, rite, or ceremony is occurring outdoors.
Presentation materials from the technical briefing can be found here with the additional resources listed below.