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These Are The Orange Zone Restrictions
Rules and Restrictions for Regions in the Orange Zone
General public health measures (gatherings, workplace requirements and face coverings)
- Events and social gatherings (for example, barbeques):
- 10 people indoors
 
- 25 people outdoors
 
 
- Organized public events and gatherings:
- 50 people indoors
 
- 100 people outdoors
 
 
- Religious services, weddings and funerals:
- 30% capacity indoors
 
- 100 people outdoors
 
 
- Requirement for workplace screening
 
- Face coverings required in:
 
- Where patrons without face coverings are within two metres of workers, workers much use additional protections such as eye protection
 
- Workplaces must develop and implement a communication/public education plan (highlighting risk)
 
- Physical distancing must be maintained
 
- Non-essential travel from areas of high-transmission to areas of low transmission should be avoided
 
Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments
- 50 person indoor seated capacity limit
 
- Require patrons to be seated; 2 metre minimum between tables
 
- Dancing, singing and performing music is permitted, with restrictions
 
- Karaoke permitted, with restrictions (including no private rooms)
 
- Require patron contact info (one per party)
 
- No buffet style service
 
- Night clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar
 
- 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
 
- Eye protection where patrons without face coverings are within 2 metres of workers
 
- Limit operating hours, establishments must close at midnight
 
- Limit operating hours, establishments close at 10 p.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 no louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
 
- Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
 
- Closure of strip clubs
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
Sports and recreational fitness facilities
- Maximum 50 people per facility (revoke OCMOH approved plan) in all combined recreational fitness spaces or programs (not pools, rinks at arenas, community centres, and multi-purpose facilities)
 
- No spectators permitted (exemption for parent and guardian supervision of children)
 
- Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact; 50 people per league
 
- Exemption for high performance athletes and parasports
 
- Limit duration of stay to 90 minutes except if engaging in sport
 
- Limit volume of music to conversation level and prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
 
- Face coverings required except when exercising
 
- Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres for areas of a sport or recreational facility where there are weights or weight machines and exercise and fitness classes
 
- Require contact information for all patrons and attendance for team sports
 
- Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
 
- Require screening of members of the public, including spectators (for example, questionnaire)
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
Meeting and event spaces
- Maximum of 50 people per facility (revoke capacity limit on a per room basis as per OCMOH plan)
 
- Booking multiple rooms for the same event not permitted
 
- Limit operating hours, establishments must close at 10 p.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 no louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
 
- Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
Retail
- Stores must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19covid 19 symptoms)
 
- This does not apply to indoor malls, which will have to do screening in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
 
- A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
 
- 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 louder than the volume of a normal conversation)
 
- Consider limiting capacity in retail stores and in shopping malls in winter
 
- For malls:
- Require screening of patrons at mall entrances (for example, questionnaire)
 
- a safety plan must be available upon request
 
 
Personal care services
- Oxygen bars, steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools, bath houses, other adult venues, hot tubs, floating pools 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
 
- Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments
- Capacity cannot exceed 50 persons
 
- Table games are prohibited
 
- 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
 
- Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
Cinemas
- Limit of 50 people 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
 
- Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
Performing arts facilities
- Limits with 2 metre physical distance maintained:
- 50 spectators indoors
 
- 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
 
- Require screening of patrons (for example, questionnaire)
 
- A safety plan must be available upon request
 
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