Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will move into the second phase of the provincial reopening plan on June 30th at 12:01 AM. This is two days ahead of the anticipated reopening date of July 2. The province committed to remaining in phase one for 21 days. However, key health indicators show the province is where it needs to be more for a quicker move into phase two. These include 70% of Ontario adults (18+) having their first COVID-19 vaccination and 20% of adults having both their first and second COVID-19 vaccinations.
The second phase will allow for the following:
- Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events for up to 25 people
- Indoor social gatherings and organized public events for up to 5 people
- Outdoor dining for up to 6 people per table
- Essential and other select retail permitted at 50% capacity
- Non-essential retail capacity at 25%
- Stores in shopping malls open, with restrictions
- Larger indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services at 25% capacity
- Outdoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, capped at the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres
- Overnight camps
- Personal care services where face coverings can be worn at all times at 25% capacity
- Outdoor fitness classes are capped at the number of people who can maintain 3 metres of distance
- Public libraries permitted at 25% capacity
- Outdoor meeting and event spaces at 25% capacity
- Outdoor amusement and water parks at 25% capacity
- Outdoor sports games, leagues and events at 25% capacity
- Outdoor cinemas, performing arts, live music events and attractions at 25% capacity
- Outdoor horse racing and motor speedways at 25% capacity
The province plan for a 21+ day window before moving into phase three. It will require 70-80% of adults to be vaccinated with one dose and 25% of adults to have both doses. More details about what phase three will look like can be found below:
