Toronto, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound Public Health Regions Returning to Grey Lockdown Level

The Ontario Government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is transitioning Toronto, Peel and North Bay Parry Sound District public health regions out of the shutdown and into the Grey Lockdown Level. In addition, seven other public health regions are being moved to new levels in the Framework. All decisions were made in consultation with the local medical officers of health and are based on the latest trends in public health indicators and local context and conditions.

Here’s what you can and can’t do under Ontario’s Grey Lockdown Level:

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

• No indoor organized public events and social gatherings, except with members of the same household

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

• Limit for outdoor organized public events and social gatherings, physical distancing can be maintained:

  • 10 people outdoors

• Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, where physical distancing can be maintained (applies in any venue other than a private dwelling):

  • 10 people indoors

  • 10 people outdoors

• Virtual and drive-in events and religious services, rites or ceremonies permitted

Restaurants, bars and food or drink establishments

• Indoor and outdoor service prohibited

• Take out, drive through and delivery permitted, including alcohol

Meeting and event spaces

• Closed with limited exceptions for:

  • child care and day camps for children

  • court services

  • government services

  • mental health and addiction support services (for example, Alcoholics Anonymous) permitted to a maximum of 10 people

  • provision of social services

Hotels, motels

• Permitted to operate except for any pools, fitness centres, meeting rooms and other recreational facilities that may be part of the operations of these businesses

Nightclubs

• Only permitted to open if they operate as a restaurant, bar, or other food and drink establishment (take-out, drive-through and delivery service only)

Strip clubs

• Only permitted to open if they operate as a restaurant, bar, or other food and drink establishment (take-out and delivery service only)

Please visit the provincial website for a full list: COVID-19 response framework: keeping Ontario safe and open | Ontario.ca