HAMILTON AND EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT ON THE MOVE

Effective Monday, March 29, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. the City of Hamilton Public Health Region moves into GREY-Lockdown and the Eastern Ontario Health Region moves into RED-Control:

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

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

This is based on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health made in consultation with local medical officers of health and are based on the trends in public health indicators and local context and conditions.

NOTE:  Targeted enforcements are being applied, with an enhanced focus in public health regions identified in the Yellow-Protect, Orange-Restrict, Red-Control and Grey-Lockdown levels. This includes conducting field visits to check for compliance with the Reopening Ontario Act.

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/

 

TIMISKAMING MOVING FROM GREEN TO RED

Based on the latest data, the Province has moved the Timiskaming Public Health Region to the RED-Control level effective today, March 26, 2021  as of 12:01 a.m.:

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

This Region, covering municipalities such as New Liskeard, Kirkland Lake and Englehart, was previously in the Green level since mid-February, but due to concerning trends in public health indicators in the region, public health authorities have deemed the move necessary.

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/

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.