As of 12:01 a.m. on April 3, 2021, the order will see all Canadian provinces move into another lockdown known as “emergency break lockdown” under Ontario’s COVID-19 response framework.

This morning I woke up to an alarming response of questions and I sourced this information for the industries I operate in:

Organized public events and social gatherings

  • Indoor organized public events and social gatherings are not allowed, except with members of the same household (the people you live with).

  • Individuals who live alone and single parents may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation.

  • Outdoor organized public events and social gatherings must comply with public health advice on physical distancing and have no more than 5 people.

Weddings, funerals and other religious services, rites or ceremonies

  • For weddings, funerals and other religious services, rites or ceremonies:

  • physical distancing must be maintained

  • guests must wear masks or face coverings

  • capacity limits:

    • indoors: 15% capacity of the room

    • outside: the number of people that can maintain two metres physical distance from each other

  • Drive-in services, rites or ceremonies permitted, subject to certain conditions.

  • Virtual services permitted.

Meeting or event spaces

Only permitted to open for:

  • collective bargaining, so long as more than ten people are permitted to occupy the rented space

Restaurants, bars, and other food or drink establishments at capacity limit

Take out, drive-through, and delivery permitted only (includes the sale of alcohol).

Media industries

Permitted:

  • sound recording, production, publishing and distribution businesses

  • commercial film and television production, including all supporting activities such as hair, makeup and wardrobe – with the following conditions:

    • hair or makeup services providers must wear appropriate personal protective equipment

  • book and periodical production, publishing and distribution businesses

  • commercial and industrial photography.

  • Photography spaces to allow a maximum of 10 people

*information has been edited and extracted from the Ontario Public Health Page – for more read here

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