RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1, O. Reg. 10/21

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ontario regulation 10/21

made under the

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

Made: January 13, 2021
Filed: January 13, 2021
Published on e-Laws: January 13, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 30, 2021

Amending O. Reg. 82/20

(RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 1)

1. (1) Schedule 1 to Ontario Regulation 82/20 is amended by adding the following section:

Work from home except where necessary

2.1 (1) Each person responsible for a business or organization that is open shall ensure that any person who performs work for the business or organization conducts their work remotely, unless the nature of their work requires them to be on-site at the workplace.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a business or organization described in subsection 1 (9).

(2) Schedule 1 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Requirements that apply to individuals

3.1 (1) Every person in the premises of a business or organization that is open shall ensure that they wear a mask or face covering in a manner that covers their mouth, nose and chin during any period in which they are in an indoor area of the premises, unless they are subject to an exception set out in subsection 2 (4).

(2) Every member of the public in a place of business or facility that is open to the public shall maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person, except from their caregiver or from members of the person’s household.

(3) The physical distancing described in subsection (2) is not required,

(a) where necessary to complete a transaction or to receive a service, if the member of the public wears a mask or face covering in a manner that covers their mouth, nose and chin or is subject to an exception set out in subsection 2 (4);

(b) when passing one another in a confined location, such as in a hallway or aisle, if the member of the public wears a mask or face covering in a manner that covers their mouth, nose and chin or is subject to an exception set out in subsection 2 (4); and

(c) in situations where another provision of this Order expressly authorizes persons to be closer than two metres from each other.

(4) For greater certainty, nothing in subsection (3) affects the obligation of persons who provide services to comply with subsection 2 (7).

(5) No person shall use an indoor or outdoor recreational amenity that is required to close under this Order.

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

(3) Despite subsection (1), persons may rent out an ice fishing hut if,

(a) the ice fishing hut will only be used by members of the same household, and

(b) the ice fishing hut will not be used overnight.

(4) The conditions set out in clauses (3) (a) and (b) do not apply if the person is renting the ice fishing hut for the purpose of exercising an Aboriginal or treaty right as recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

2. (1) Subsection 4 (2) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) A business described in subsection (1) may only open if they meet the following conditions:

1. They only permit members of the public to enter the business premises by appointment.

2. They must open no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and close no later than 8:00 p.m. and may not deliver goods to patrons outside of those hours.

(2) Section 5 of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

5. Stores, other than establishments described in section 6, that sell liquor, including beer, wine and spirits, and that meet the following conditions:

1. They limit the number of persons in the place of business so that the total number of persons in the place of business at any one time does not exceed 25 per cent capacity, as determined in accordance with subsection 3 (3) of Schedule 1.

2. They must open no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and close no later than 8:00 p.m. and may not deliver goods to patrons outside of those hours.

(3) Subsection 8 (1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:

3. Subject to subsection (4), the shopping mall must open no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and close no later than 8:00 p.m. and may not deliver goods to patrons outside of those hours.

(4) Section 8 of Schedule 2 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4) A shopping mall may open outside of the hours described in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) only for the purpose of providing access for members of the public to a business or place that,

(a) is permitted to open during those hours under this...

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