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/