Provincewide at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 26.
CMOH Advice to Ontarians for the Provincewide Shutdown
Source: https://files.ontario.ca/moh-provincewide-shutdown-en-2020-12-21-v2b.pdf
General
- Ontarians should stay home to the fullest extent possible
- Trips outside of the home should be limited and only for essential purposes (accessing health care and medication, grocery shopping, child care, exercise alone or people in your household (the people you live with) and in the community where you live, walking pets when required, and supporting vulnerable community members to meet the needs above)
- Remote work should happen in all industries to the greatest extent possible
- Employers should enable and support workers to work remotely and accommodate household needs related to virtual education and dependent care
- Face coverings should be tightly fitted to cover the nose, mouth and chin. Scarves and bandanas are insufficient.
Close Contact, Gatherings and Events
- Indoor organized public events and social gatherings are not permitted except with members of the same household. Limit close contact to your household (the people you live with):
- Families should not visit any other household or allow visitors in their homes
- Individuals who live alone and single parents may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation
- Virtual gatherings or events are the safest way to visit or recognize occasions with people outside your household, especially during the holiday season
- Maintain two metres of physical distancing from everyone outside of your household (who you do not live with)
- Wear a face covering indoors; outdoors if physical distancing cannot be maintained; or if wearing one is required
Travel within Ontario
- Stay home. Travel outside your region should be limited to only essential purposes.
Inter-Provincial Travel
- Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others. Travel out of province should be limited to only essential purposes
- Individuals and families who arrive or return to Ontario during the Provincewide Shutdown period should self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival.
