Some requirements for specific sectors under the Roadmap to Reopen are outlined below. Full details can be found on the Ministry of Health's Public Health and Workplace Safety Measures website, as well as in Ontario Regulation 263/20 Rules for Areas in Step 2.
- Indoor service is closed, however take out, drive through and delivery are allowed.
- Outdoor areas may be open with restrictions including, but not limited to:
- no more than 10 people per table
- patrons must remain seated
- no dancing or singing
- active screening of patrons
- limited hours for the sale, service and consumption of liquor
- A COVID-19 safety plan is required to be prepared and posted.
- For more details, see the Guidance for Food Premises resource.
- The number of patrons permitted to be inside a retail setting at any one time is 50% of usual capacity. Stores must post a visible sign indicating their capacity limit.
- Masks/face coverings and 2 metres of physical distance are required at all times.
- In shopping malls, active screening of patrons is required, seating in food courts is closed and patrons must not be permitted to loiter in any area.
- A COVID-19 safety plan is required to be prepared and posted.
- Retail businesses should ensure that the patron screening poster is in place at public entrances.
- Personal service settings are permitted to be open, however services that require the removal of a mask/face covering are not allowed. Saunas, steam rooms and oxygen bars must be closed.
- The number of patrons permitted to be inside at any one time is 50% of usual capacity, even if the business is asking clients to verify that they are fully vaccinated.
- A visible sign must be posted indicating the capacity limit.
- Appointments are required.
- Persons who provide personal care services in the business must wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Active screening of clients is required using the COVID-19 Screening Tool for Businesses and Organizations (Screening Patrons).
- Music must not be played above a decibel level where normal conversation is possible.
- A COVID-19 safety plan is required to be prepared and posted.
- For more information, see the Guidance for Personal Service Settings resource.
There are special considerations for worksites that provide communal living arrangements for staff, such as mines in remote locations:
- Infection prevention and control measures should be followed. All workers and essential visitors should be instructed to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and inform their supervisor as soon as they begin to feel unwell. Workers and essential visitors should be screened at the start and end of each shift.
- Instruct staff who answer YES to any screening questions to go home, self-isolate immediately.
- When it is not possible for staff experiencing symptoms to go home, immediately place them away from others and call TBDHU for further direction. Be prepared to support staff to safely self-isolate.
- Wherever possible, provide separate rooms, units or an alternate shelter location for the purpose of self-isolation. Ideally, this location would also have a separate washroom.
- Encourage staff in self-isolation to keep a 2 metre distance from others and to wear a mask (especially in indoor public settings and public transportation). Ensure staff are educated on the proper use of masks and have access to clean masks.
- If separate isolation rooms are not possible, mitigate risk of transmission through other means (e.g. group isolation in a separate room or floor, spacing and placement of beds or furnishings, temporary physical barriers between beds, frequent cleaning and disinfection routines). Open windows to increase ventilation.
Information for health care workers can be found on the following websites:
- COVID-19 for Health Care Providers - TBDHU
- COVID-19 Orders, Directives, Memorandums and Other Resources - Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care
- COVID-19 Guidance for the Health Care Sector - Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care
- COVID-19 Resource Centre - Public Services Health and Safety Association
Schools
- Please visit the Safe Return page for current information and resources.
Child Care
- Please visit the Child Care Centres page for current information and resources.
- Indoor areas of facilities used for sports and recreational fitness activities, including gyms, sporting events and personal training recreational amenities must be closed (with limited exceptions).
- Outdoor recreational amenities are permitted to be open. Spectators are limited to 50% capacity and other restrictions.
- Casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming establishments are required to be closed at this time.
- Indoor areas of concert venues, theatres and cinemas are closed, except for rehearsing or performing a recorded or broadcasted performance, artistic event or performance, with restrictions.
- Outdoor areas can open with restrictions. Spectators at seated events are limited to 50% capacity.
- Drive-in and drive through events are permitted with restrictions, such as distancing between cars, patrons are only permitted to leave a vehicle in limited circumstances, etc.
The Ontario government, in partnership with Ontario’s health and safety associations, has released more than 170 health and safety guidance resources covering a wide range of workplaces.