EIGHT REGIONS MOVING WITHIN THE COLOUR-CODED FRAMEWORK

Based on the latest data, the Province is moving the following eight public health regions to the following levels effective Monday, March 22, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.:

RED – CONTROL

• Brant County Health Unit;
• Chatham-Kent Public Health; and
• Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

 

For dealers, levels Orange to Green, share similar required practices:

 

• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

 

Orange-Restrict

• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health

 

Yellow-Protect

• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
• North Bay Parry Sound District
• Porcupine Health Unit
• Timiskaming Health Unit

 

Please visit Ontario.ca/covidresponse for the full list of public health region classifications.

For your region, and more information, see our previous Dealer Alerts at  www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts/

 

 

OTTAWA TO MOVE TO RED ZONE

 

Effective Friday, March 19, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., as a result of worsening trends in key health indicators in the region, the Ottawa Public Health Region is moving to the RED-Control level.

For dealers this means:

RED – CONTROL

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

To see all Regions, their levels and the medical advice:

Ontario.ca/covidresponse

For past Dealer Alerts from the UCDA please visit here:

https://www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts/

 

LAMBTON, NORTHWESTERN, LEEDS, GRENVILLE AND LANARK ON THE MOVE

More regions are on the move on March 15 at 12:01 a.m.  Lambton Public Health, Northwestern Health Unit and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit will move from their present colour designation into the following categories:

GREY – LOCKDOWN

• Lambton Public Health
• 25% capacity limit
• Retailers must post capacity limits
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening notice for customers and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering
• No test drive restrictions and no longer by appointment only

RED – CONTROL

• Northwestern Health Unit

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

 

YELLOW-PROTECT

• Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

Please visit Ontario.ca/covidresponse for the full list of public health region classifications.

For past Dealer Alerts from the UCDA please visit here:  https://www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts/

 

SUDBURY REGION MOVES TO GREY-LOCKDOWN

Sudbury and Districts Region moves into Grey-Lockdown as of Friday, March 12, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.  They are presently in RED-Control.

GREY – LOCKDOWN

• 25% capacity limit for all retailers including dealers
• Retailers must post capacity limits
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening notice for customers and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering
• No test drive restrictions and business does not need to be by appointment only

Public health official cite the rapid deterioration of trends in key indicators, as the reason the emergency brake is being applied to move Public Health Sudbury and Districts to Grey-Lockdown to help reduce further spread of the virus in the region.

Please visit Ontario.ca/covidresponse for the full list of public health region classifications.

For your region, and more information, see our previous Dealer Alerts at  www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts/

 

 

 

 

TORONTO AND PEEL MOVE TO GREY-LOCKDOWN; NORTH BAY-PARRY SOUND TO MOVE TO RED-CONTROL AND 7 OTHER REGIONS ON THE MOVE

Toronto and Peel Public Health Regions move into Grey-Lockdown as of Monday, March 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

North Bay-Parry Sound moves into the Red-Control Zone at the same time.

GREY – LOCKDOWN

• 25% capacity limit
• Retailers must post capacity limits
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening notice for customers and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering
• No test drive restrictions and no longer by appointment only
• For dealers in Toronto, and Peel this means test drive restrictions are no longer in place and business transactions no longer need to be done by appointment only

RED – CONTROL

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line
• For dealers in North Bay-Parry Sound this also means test drive restrictions are no longer in place and business transactions no longer needs to be done by appointment only

In addition, and at the same time, based on the latest data, the following seven public health regions will also be moving to the following levels in the Framework:

Red-Control

• Peterborough Public Health;
• Public Health Sudbury and Districts; and
• Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit.

For dealers, levels Orange to Green, share similar required practices:

• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

Orange-Restrict

• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit; and
• Timiskaming Health Unit.

Yellow-Protect

• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit.

All changes will be effective Monday, March 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. Please visit Ontario.ca/covidresponse for the full list of public health region classifications.

For your region, and more information, see our previous Dealer Alerts at  www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts/

THUNDER BAY AND SIMCOE-MUSKOKA MOVE FROM RED TO GREY LEVEL

NIAGARA MOVES TO RED-CONTROL, SIX OTHER REGIONS ALSO MOVE

 

As of today, Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit are to move from the Red-Control level to the Grey-Lockdown level based on increasing numbers in those regions.  Niagara Region moves out of the Grey-Lockdown into the Red-Control zone.

GREY – LOCKDOWN

• 25% capacity limit
• Retailers must post capacity limits
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening notice for customers and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering

RED – CONTROL

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

In other developments, Chatham-Kent, Middlesex-London and Southwestern Public Health shift into the Orange-Restrict level, Haldimand-Norfolk and Huron Perth move to the Yellow-Protect zone and the Grey Bruce Health Unit moves into the Green-Prevent level.

For dealers, levels Orange to Green, share similar required practices:

• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

To see all the Regions, their levels and the medical advice please see the Government’s full announcement here

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/60489/ontario-activates-emergency-brake-in-thunder-bay-district-health-unit-and-simcoe-muskoka-district-healt

For past Dealer Alerts from the UCDA please visit here:

https://www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts

YORK REGION MOVES TO RED-CONTROL, LAMBTON FROM ORANGE TO RED

TORONTO, PEEL AND NORTH BAY-PARRY SOUND REMAIN IN LOCKDOWN

The Stay-at-Home Order is extended in Toronto, Peel Public Health Regions and North Bay-Parry Sound until at least March 8 while York Region moves to Red-Control on February 22, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

In addition, Lambton Public Health will be moving from the Orange-Restrict level to the Red-Control level as the result of worsening public health trends in the region over the past week.

There are no changes for other regions. For more information them, see our February 16 Dealer Alert at  www.ucda.org/dealer-alerts/

RED – CONTROL

 York Region and Lambton as of Feb. 22, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

STAY AT HOME – SHUTDOWN

The three remaining public health regions,

Toronto Public Health, Peel Public Health, and North Bay Parry Sound District 

 remain in shutdown, and the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures will continue to apply to these four public health regions.

• Dealers may be open by appointment only between 7:00am and 8:00pm and no delivery before or after those hours
• 25% capacity limit
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons (posted in door or window) and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering
• Test drives must be limited to no more than 10 minutes with a maximum of two people in the vehicle; if two people not in the same household are present in the vehicle during the test drive, all windows must be open

After returning to the Framework, public health regions will stay in their level for at least two weeks.

FOR MEMBERS IN NIAGARA REGION

In our Dealer Alert yesterday we incorrectly advised that dealers in the Grey Zone (which are only dealers in the Niagara Region Public Health area at present) are required to maintain appointment-only interaction with customers and apply test drive rules.

Clarification – Dealers in the Grey Zone category do not have to restrict business operations to appointment-only and the test drive rules do not apply.

 GREY – LOCKDOWN

 Niagara Region Public Health

• 25% capacity limit
• Retailers must post capacity limits
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening notice for customers and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering

In all cases, dealers should operate the business or organization in compliance with any advice, recommendations and instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health or another public health official on screening individuals, proper use of PPE, disinfecting/cleaning and physical distancing.

MORE REGIONS BACK TO COLOUR FRAMEWORK SOME DEALERS TO MOVE AWAY FROM APPOINTMENT-ONLY SALES AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS

As we advised last week, Ontario is moving more regions back to the colour-coded framework. In light of this, we have seen a return to the health and safety measures in use before Christmas for many regions in Ontario.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open

As of Wednesday, February 10, 2021, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health, and Renfrew County and District Health Unit returned to the “green” level.

As of today, Tuesday, February 16 at 12:01 a.m., the following regions move back to colour levels again:

 

GREY – LOCKDOWN

Niagara Region Public Health

• By appointment only between 7:00am and 8:00pm and no delivery before or after those hours
• 25% capacity limit
• A safety plan (see below) is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons (posted in door or window) and active screening for staff
• Individuals must physically distance and wear a face covering
• Test drives must be limited to no more than 10 minutes with a maximum of two people in the vehicle; if two people not in the same household are present in the vehicle during the test drive, all windows must be open

RED – CONTROL

Chatham-Kent Public Health;
City of Hamilton Public Health Services;
Durham Region Health Department;
Halton Region Public Health;
Middlesex-London Health Unit;
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services;
Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit;
Southwestern Public Health;
Thunder Bay District Health Unit;
Wellington-Dufferin Guelph Public Health; and
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

• Open for business but at 50 per cent capacity
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Retailers must post capacity limits publicly
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

ORANGE – RESTRICT

Brant County Health Unit;
Eastern Ontario Health Unit;
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit;
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit;
Huron Perth Public Health;
Lambton Public Health;
Ottawa Public Health;
Porcupine Health Unit; and
Public Health Sudbury and Districts.

• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

YELLOW – PROTECT

Algoma Public Health;
Grey Bruce Health Unit;
Northwestern Health Unit; and
Peterborough Public Health

• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

GREEN – PREVENT

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit; and
Timiskaming Health Unit.
As mentioned, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health, and Renfrew County and District Health Unit remain in the Green Zone.

• Open for business no capacity restrictions
• Retailers must have passive screening for patrons and active screening for staff
• A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
• Line-ups and patrons congregating outside must be managed by venue; 2 metres distance inside and outside; face coverings are required in line

STAY AT HOME – SHUTDOWN

The four remaining public health regions,
Toronto Public Health,
Peel Public Health,
York Region Public Health and;
North Bay Parry Sound District,
remain in shutdown, and the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures will continue to apply to these four public health regions.  This order will remain in place until at least February 22.

GOING FORWARD

After returning to the Framework, public health regions will stay in their level for at least two weeks at which time, the government will assess the impact of public health and workplace safety measures to determine if the regions should stay where they are or move to a different level. Public health regions will move up through the levels, if necessary, based on the set indicators and thresholds outlined in the Framework.

While the province-wide Stay-at-Home order will cease to apply in some regions, everyone is strongly advised to continue to stay at home, avoid social gatherings, minimize travel between areas with different rules, and limit close contacts to their household.

Employers in all industries should continue to make every effort to allow employees to work from home.

In all cases, dealers should operate the business or organization in compliance with any advice, recommendations and instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health or another public health official on screening individuals by, among other things,

1. posting (“passive”) signs at all entrances to the premises of the business or organization, in a conspicuous location visible to the public, that inform individuals on how to screen themselves for COVID-19 prior to entering the premises; and
2. actively screening every person who works at the business or organization before they enter the premises of the business or organization.

For further information, please contact your Regional Health authority.

As a guide for Members we have also included, with this Dealer Alert, a suggested sign to post for your door or windows that should be visible to the public. For Safety Plans required by the Province, please visit this link:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/develop-your-covid-19-workplace-safety-plan

Ontario is gradually moving away from the province-wide emergency shut down order to a more regional approach.  We will see a return to the colour-coded health and safety measures that were in use before Christmas.

Unless in a Grey Zone, dealers no longer need to be open by appointment only.

Those in the Grey Zones must continue to limit openings to by appointment only.

The following three regions will be moving to the Green level on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health;
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health; and
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit.

In all other health regions, the current Stay-at-Home order will be amended and individual orders making it applicable to each public health region will apply.

The Stay-at-Home order will continue to apply to all other public health regions except for Toronto, Peel and York, until Tuesday, February 16, 2021 and dealers will be restricted to appointment only opening until then.

For Toronto, Peel and York regions, the Stay-at-Home order will continue to apply until Monday, February 22, 2021 with appointment only opening for dealers until that time.

Final decisions will be subject to review of the trends in public health indicators at that time.

In addition, the provincial emergency declared under s 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA) will be allowed to terminate at the end of February 9, 2021.

If in doubt about your local requirements, please contact your regional health authority.