In addition to Ontario being in a Province-wide Emergency Brake Shutdown, Ontario will prolong the current Stay-at-Home Order effective Saturday, April 17 which will extend 2 additional weeks until June 2, 2021.

Adjusted Public Health and workplace safety measures effective Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. include:
 

• It is illegal to gather indoors OR outdoors with anyone you do not live with 
   

• You should only go out for necessities
   

• All outdoor recreational amenities will be closed, such as golf courses, basketball courts, soccer fields, and playgrounds with limited exceptions
   

Effective 12:01 a.m. Monday April 19, 2021:
 

• Border checkpoints will be policed - you will need a valid, essential reason to cross provincial borders, including Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec borders 
   

• Capacity at religious gatherings, weddings and funerals will be limited to 10 people
   

• Closing all non-essential construction
   

• Restrictions will be strongly policed with fines up to $750; police will have the authority to ask anyone outside their residence to indicate their purpose for leaving home and provide their address; including stopping vehicles 
   

In addition to the measures for non-essential retail under the provincewide emergency brake, new measures include, but are not limited to:
 

• Majority of non-essential retailers are to close and operate only for curbside pick-up and delivery via appointment between 7 AM – 8 PM. Delivery of goods can be between 6 PM – 9 PM.
   

• The following “non essential” stores are permitted to operate for in-person retail by appointment only, up to 25% capacity and within the above hours of operation:

  • Safety supply stores;

  • Businesses that primarily sell, rent or repair assistive devices, aids or supplies, mobility devices, aids or supplies or medical devices, aids or supplies;

  • Rental and leasing services including automobile, commercial and light industrial machinery and equipment rental;

  • Optical stores that sell prescription eyewear to the public;

  • Businesses that sell motor vehicles, boats and other watercraft;

  • Vehicle and equipment repair and essential maintenance and vehicle and equipment rental services; and

  • Retail stores operated by a telecommunications provider or service, which may only permit members of the public to enter the premises to purchase a cellphone or for repairs or technical support.
     

• Discount and big box stores may operate at 25% capacity and are only permitted to sell grocery items, pet care supplies, household cleaning supplies, pharmaceutical items, health care items, and personal care items only;
   

• Outdoor garden centres and plant nurseries, and indoor greenhouses that engage in sales to the public, can operate with a 25% capacity limit and a restriction on hours of operation to between 7 AM – 8 PM.
   

• All non-essential retail:  
  Services available: 

  • Curbside pick-up

  • Delivery
     

• Restaurants:
  Services available:

  • Take-out

  • Drive-through

  • Curbside pick-up

  • Delivery services
    
    Closed: 

    • Indoor/Outdoor dining
       

• Personal Care Services/Gyms:
  Closed

Ontario Strengthens Enforcement of
Stay-at-Home Order

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• STAY-AT-HOME ORDER EFFECTIVE 11:59 P.M. APRIL 7, 2021: Ontario Enacts Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order | Ontario Newsroom
   

• EMERGENCY BREAK SHUTDOWN MEASURES: COVID-19 shutdown: enhanced public health and workplace safety measures | Ontario.ca