It's June 2 and that means the provincewide stay-at-home order that's been in place for months has lifted.
While the restrictions to stay home except for essential purposes expire today, other restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 are still in place.
A couple of weeks ago, Premier Doug Ford unveiled the new Roadmap to Reopening Ontario to replace the previous regional colour-coded system.
The new three-phased plan is expected to start June 14, with each phase lasting at least 21 days. How it progresses will be based on provincial vaccination rates as well key public health indicators.
Here's what is open and closed right now before the Roadmap to Reopening takes effect:
Schools
Schools remain closed right now, with students learning remotely. An announcement on whether or not schools will reopen this year is expected this week.
Gatherings
The limit for outdoor gatherings is five people. Indoor organized public events and social gatherings are prohibited.
Shopping
Essential retail is open at 25 per cent capacity. Some essential retail stores may also have restricted hours, appointments required or other restrictions. Non-essential stores remain closed to in-person shopping and can open for curbside pick-up or delivery. Big box stores are open to in-store shopping for essential items. There are still restrictions on shopping malls.
LCBO
Liquor stores can open at 25 per cent capacity with restricted hours.
Can I get a haircut?
No. Personal care services are still closed.
Dining out
Indoor and outdoor dining is prohibited. Restaurants and bars are allowed to offer take-out, drive-thru or delivery.
Working out
Sports and recreation facilities are closed for indoor use except for high-performance athletes, child care, mental health and addiction support services, social services and physical therapy. Gyms are closed. No indoor or outdoor sports or recreational classes are permitted.
Outdoor recreation
Golf courses, tennis courts, skate parks, sports fields, shooting ranges and archery ranges can open with restrictions. Horse riding is permitted, with restrictions. Outdoor splash pads can open.
Meeting and event spaces
The facilities are closed, with exceptions for purposes such as social services, government operations, court services, and in-person examinations for select professions.
Camps
Day camps and overnight camps are closed.
Indoor entertainment
Performing arts facilities, cinemas, casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments are closed. Museums and attractions are also closed. Zoos and aquariums can open to care for the animals.
Weddings, funerals, and religious services, rites and ceremonies
There is a maximum of 10 people indoors and outdoors.
Driving tests
Driving instruction and tests are not permitted, except for drivers of commercial vehicles.
Pet care
Vets, pet grooming, animal shelters, stables, pet sitters, pet walkers and trainers are open.
Camping
Ontario Parks are open for day use only. Camping is only open for people in need of housing or with full seasonal contracts on sites with electricity, water and sewage facilities may be provided for use. All recreational and shared facilities are closed. The ban on camping on Crown Land has also been extended to June 16.
Travel
Ontarians are allowed to leave home and travel in the province to a secondary residence for any reason. People are not allowed to host members of another household inside, except for a person from another household who lives alone or a caregiver.
Emergency orders
The province has extended nine orders to at least June 16.
The orders that are in place longer are:
- Enforcement of COVID-19 measures
- Compliance orders for retirement homes
- Work redeployment for Local Health Integration Networks and Ontario Health
- Transfer of hospital patients that allows patients to be transferred whether or not the transfer has been consented to by the patient of substitute decision-maker. To qualify for this, the transfer must be in response to a major surge, allow the hospital to optimize the availability of critical care and acute care resources or help another hospital optimize the availability of these resources, or reduce a foreseeable risk of serious bodily harm to a person.
- Closure of public lands for recreational camping
- Restrictions on who can travel into Ontario from Manitoba or Quebec. The list of permitted reasons to enter the province from these points is available here.
- Work redeployment for independent health facilities
- Regulated health professionals
- Agreements between health service providers and retirement homes
A full breakdown of the current restrictions and what the Roadmap to Reopening looks like is available here.
