It has recently been announced that Ontario will be moving into Step two of the Roadmap to Reopen slightly ahead of schedule, with the change in phases to now take place on June 30th instead of July 2nd. Ontario may remain in Step Two for a period of approximately 21 days. When it is determined to be safe, the province will promptly move to Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen.
Under step two more outdoor activities will be allowed to operate along with some limited indoor services. The changes include but are not limited to the following:
- Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events for up to 25 people
- Indoor social gatherings and organized public events for up to 5 people
- Outdoor dining for up to 6 people per table
- Essential and other select retail permitted at 50% capacity
- Non-essential retail capacity at 25%
- Stores in shopping malls open, with restrictions
- Larger indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services at 25% capacity
- Outdoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, capped at the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres
- Overnight camps
- Personal care services where face coverings can be worn at all times at 25% capacity
- Outdoor fitness classes are capped at the number of people who can maintain 3 metres of distance
- Public libraries permitted at 25% capacity
- Outdoor meeting and event spaces at 25% capacity
- Outdoor amusement and water parks at 25% capacity
- Outdoor sports games, leagues and events at 25% capacity
- Outdoor cinemas, performing arts, live music events and attractions at 25% capacity
- Outdoor horse racing and motor speedways at 25% capacity
To see all of what Step Two entails head to: https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario#roadmap-step-2
