Simcoe Muskoka is moving to Orange Restrict classification November 23rd

What does that mean?

Here is the link to the ontario.ca site and below are details.

Note: There are new requirements for a safety plan for many businesses. Please see links in your business classification below – here is the guidance: https://www.ontario.ca/page/develop-your-covid-19-workplace-safety-plan

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open#orange

Organized public events, social gatherings and religious services, rites and ceremonies

Limits for functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks:
- 10 people indoors
- 25 people outdoors
Limits for organized public events and gatherings in staffed businesses and facilities:
- 50 people indoors
- 100 people outdoors
Limits for religious services, weddings and funerals:
- 30% capacity indoors
- 100 people outdoors

Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments

Maximum number of patrons permitted to be seated indoors is 50
Require patrons to be seated; 2 metre minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Dancing, singing and performing music is permitted, with restrictions
Karaoke permitted, with restrictions (including no private rooms)
Require patron contact information for all seated patrons
No buffet style service
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Personal protective equipment, including eye protection, required when is a worker must come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a face covering
Night clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar
Establishments must be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Limit volume of music (to be no louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Strip clubs closed or permitted to operate as a restaurant or bar
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Sports and recreational fitness facilities

Maintain 2 metre physical distancing, unless engaged in a sport
Maximum of 50 people total in areas with weights and exercise machines and all classes (revoke OCMOH approved plan)
No spectators permitted (exemption for parent and guardian supervision of children)
Team sports must not be practiced or played except for training (no games or scrimmage)
Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact; 50 people per league
Exemption for high performance athletes and parasports
Patrons may only be in the facility for 90 minutes except if engaging in a sport
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising
Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres in areas where there are weights or exercise equipment and in exercise and fitness classes
Require contact information for all members of the public that entre the facility
Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
Require screening of members of the public, including spectators (for example, questionnaire)
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Meeting and event spaces

Maximum of 50 people indoors per facility (revoke OCMOH approved plan)
Booking multiple rooms for the same event not permitted
Establishments must be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Limit of 4 people may be seated together
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Retail

Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metre distance and face covering required
Limit volume of music to be no low enough that a normal conversation is possible
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Requirement to maintain 2 metres while standing in line and flow management
For malls a safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Personal care services

Oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, bath houses, other adult venues, hot tubs, floating pools, whirlpools and sensory deprivation pods closed (some exceptions)
Services requiring removal of face coverings prohibited
Change rooms and showers closed
Require contact information from all patrons
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments

Maximum of 50 people
Table games are prohibited
Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments can operate in accordance with a plan approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Cinemas

Maximum of 50 people indoors per facility (revoke OCMOH approved plan)
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Drive-in cinemas permitted to operate, subject to restrictions
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

Performing arts facilities

Maximum of 50 spectators indoors and 100 spectators outdoors
Singers and players of wind or brass instruments must be separated from spectators by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier
Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted
Performers and employees must maintain 2 metre physical distance except for purposes of the performance
Drive-in performances permitted
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
Screening of patrons is required, in accordance with instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request

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