Wednesday, April 07, 2021 9:47:16 PM
Elisabetta Bianchini April 7, 2021
The Ontario government has announced the third state of emergency, and issued a four-week stay-at-home order across the province, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, April 8.
"There’s no doubt that this third wave has been different from anything we’ve faced so far," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said at a press conference on Wednesday. "The risks are greater and the stakes are higher."
"Folks, please, unless it’s for an essential reason please stay home... We need to limit mobility."
What changes during the stay-at-home order?
A core change during the four-week stay at home order is to retail operation, with the elimination of in-person shopping at non-essential retail stores, curbside pickup only.
These are the restrictions in retail setting during the stay-at-home order:
Non-essential retailers will operate for curbside pick-up and delivery only, via appointment, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., with delivery of goods permitted between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm
Access to shopping malls will be limited to specified purposes, including access to a designated pickup location inside the shopping mall
Discount and big box stores can only sell essential items: grocery items, pet care supplies, household cleaning supplies, pharmaceutical items, health care items, and personal care items
Outdoor garden centres and plant nurseries can remain open
The following stores are allowed to operate for in-person retail by appointment only and subject to a 25 per cent capacity limit between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.:
Safety supply stores
Businesses that primarily sell, rent or repair assistive devices, aids or supplies, mobility devices, aids or supplies or medical devices, aids or supplies
Rental and leasing services including automobile, commercial and light industrial machinery and equipment rental
Optical stores that sell prescription eyewear to the public
Businesses that sell motor vehicles, boats and other watercraft
Vehicle and equipment repair and essential maintenance and vehicle and equipment rental services
Retail stores operated by a telecommunications provider or service
Indoor greenhouses that engage in sales to the public
While schools in Toronto and Peel recently closed for in-person learning, schools and child care in other areas of the province will remain open.
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