City of Brampton prepares to safely move to Step One of Province’s Roadmap to Reopen on June 11

​BRAMPTON, ON (June 7, 2021) – Following the Government of Ontario’s announcement today, the City of Brampton is preparing to safely move to Step One of the Province’s Roadmap to Reopen this Friday, June 11 at 12:01 am. This step comes three days ahead of schedule thanks to the Province’s vaccine rollout in partnership with local public health units, health care partners, municipalities, and the ongoing dedication of our community.

As of June 11, the following rules and measures will be in place under Step One of the Province’s Roadmap to Reopen:

• Outdoor limits for social gatherings and organized public events will be expanded to 10 people, including with members of different households;
• 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;
• Indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted at up to 15 per cent capacity of the particular room
• Non-essential retail permitted at 15 per cent capacity, with no restrictions on the goods that can be sold;
• Essential and other select retail permitted at 25 per cent capacity, with no restrictions on the goods that can be sold;
• Outdoor dining with up to four people per table with exceptions for larger households;
  Outdoor fitness classes, outdoor groups in personal training and outdoor individual/team sport training to be permitted with up to 10 people where a three metre distance can be maintained;
• Day camps for children permitted to operate in a manner consistent with the safety guidelines for COVID-19 produced by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health;
  Overnight camping at campgrounds and campsites, including Ontario Parks, and short-term rentals;
• Concert venues, theatres and cinemas may open outdoors for the purpose of rehearsing or performing a recorded or broadcasted concert, artistic event, theatrical performance or other performance with no more than 10 performers, among other restrictions;
  Outdoor horse racing tracks and motor speedways permitted to operate without spectators; and
• Outdoor attractions such as zoos, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens with capacity and other restrictions.

The Province’s Roadmap to Reopen is a three-step plan to cautiously reopen the province and gradually lift public health measures based on the provincewide vaccination rate and improvements in key public health and health care indicators.