Wedding services, funeral services and religious services, rites or ceremonies where physical distancing can be maintained can have up to 10 people indoors or 10 people outdoors.Outdoor organized public events or social gatherings limited to a maximum of 10 people.Individuals who live alone, including seniors, may consider having exclusive, close contact with one other person No indoor organized public events or social gatherings except with members of the same household.Post-secondary schools open for virtual learning with some limited exceptions for training that can only be provided in-person, such as clinical training or training related to a trade.Schools, before and after school programs, and child care will remain open.Measures under Lockdown include, but are not limited to: This action is being taken to help stop the spread of COVID-19, while prioritizing the continued opening of schools, child care centres and other key services to the fullest extent possible. More Information About Lockdown in Peel & TorontoĪs was mentioned, the government intends to move Peel Public Health and Toronto Public Health into Lockdown effective Monday, Novemat 12:01 a.m. See OREA’s guidance document for more information. If a client insists on doing an open house and they are permitted in your region, then please follow all health and safety guidelines including limiting the number of people inside the home at any one time. Instead of open houses, Members are encouraged to use in-person showings by appointment for pre-qualified clients, following public health guidelines. When it comes to doing business, OREA continues to urge Members to use virtual tools first and to the greatest extent possible. We are in a very critical time in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.Ĭase counts are increasing in many regions across our Province and our hospital resources are being stretched dangerously thin.Īs leaders in your communities, REALTORS® must help stop the spread of the virus by following all rules laid out by public health officials. Renfrew County and District Health Unit.Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Public Health.Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit.Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health*.Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services*.City of Hamilton Public Health Services.Ottawa moves back into Orange-Restrict.York Region, Halton and Hamilton remain in Red-Control and,.Durham Region and Region of Waterloo will move into Red-Control.Toronto and Peel will move into the Lockdown level.The regions marked with an * indicates regions that will be moving into a new level. New Public Health Unit Region ClassificationsĪs of Monday, November 23 rd at 12:01 a.m. the Province will move several regions to different levels inside the framework to help stop the spread of COVID-19. For additional information on today’s announcement please click here. Lastly, real estate brokerage offices and board offices must continue to adhere to requirements for workplace screening and for face coverings at indoor workplaces at all five levels of the Province’s framework. This is something OREA asked the Province to maintain so that Members can work with their clients to complete transactions. Therefore, real estate businesses in regions under Lockdown can continue to operate provided they follow the direction of public health officials. While some businesses in areas going into Lockdown must close, real estate is considered, under Provincial rules, an essential service. If your region is entering those levels, you are restricted under the Framework from hosting an open house. Please find a visual of this below.įor real estate, the Province has prohibited real estate open houses in Red-Control and Lockdown. These include targeted measures for specific sectors, institutions, and other settings. Each level outlines the types of public health and workplace safety measures for businesses and organizations. The framework categorizes public health unit regions into five levels: Green-Prevent, Yellow-Protect, Orange-Restrict, Red-Control, and Lockdown being a measure of last and urgent resort. Ontario’s management of COVID-19 is based upon the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. That’s why at OREA we are working hard to take weekly announcements and boil them down to what Members need to know to stay safe. I know updates from the government about COVID-19 can be confusing. Today, the Premier of Ontario announced further regionally-based restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions will impact many OREA members and their businesses.
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