{"id":29317,"date":"2020-06-25T17:38:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T21:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=29317"},"modified":"2020-06-26T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:24:49","slug":"ontario-churches-re-opening-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/06\/25\/ontario-churches-re-opening-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Churches &#038; Re-Opening Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 34 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Effective <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/opo\/en\/2020\/06\/ontario-permits-more-businesses-and-services-to-reopen-in-the-coming-days.html\" target=\"_blank\">Friday June 12, 2020<\/a>&nbsp;all places of worship in Ontario could open at 30% capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the only guidance available was from Workplace Safety and Prevention Services:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/d1ow5xpphy0w2p.cloudfront.net\/common\/covid-19-worship-places-health-and-safety-guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Guidance on Health &amp; Safety for Places of Worship<\/a>. You can also find this document on the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/resources-prevent-covid-19-workplace\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario listing of Sector-Specific Guidance<\/a>\u00a0page; scroll to the bottom and search the table for \u201cworship\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 15, the Ontario Ministry of Health released\u00a0additional guidance: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.on.ca\/en\/pro\/programs\/publichealth\/coronavirus\/docs\/advice_religious_services.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 Advice: Religious Services, Rites or Ceremonies. <\/a>It contains much more detail as to core elements of religious practice, making it similar to the highly prescriptive and limiting guidance from other provinces. You cannot find this document listed independently on the Sector-Specific Guidance page; it is found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.on.ca\/en\/pro\/programs\/publichealth\/coronavirus\/2019_guidance.aspx#guidance\">this Ministry of Health site<\/a> or by a link within the Workplace Safety guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, some local public health authorities have also released guidance (i.e.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.algomapublichealth.com\/media\/3517\/covid19-guidance-for-places-of-worship-june-15-2020.pdf\">Algoma Public Health<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/978e-COVID-19-Guidance-for-Places-of-Worship.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toronto Public Health<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidance sometimes conflicts and there is a lack of clarity as to what is obligatory and what is mandatory. This raises many questions about how to re-open. We suggest reaching out to your local public health officials. This aligns with the regional approach taken by the province and can help promote dialogue between church and public officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Posted June 25, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 34 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Effective Friday June 12, 2020 all places of worship in Ontario could open at 30% capacity. Initially, the only guidance available was from Workplace Safety and Prevention Services:\u00a0Guidance on Health &amp; Safety for Places of Worship. 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It includes British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador. Reopening-Plans-BC-AB-SK-ON-QUE-PEI-NB-NS-v07-July-8Download Provinces across Canada have started to release reopening plans for 2021! British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Alberta\"","block_context":{"text":"Alberta","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/tag\/alberta\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210528-Outstretched-Hand.png?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210528-Outstretched-Hand.png?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210528-Outstretched-Hand.png?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28852,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/03\/26\/covid-19-cccc-advocates-for-churches-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":29317,"position":4},"title":"COVID-19: CCCC Advocates for Churches &#8211; UPDATE","author":"Deina Warren","date":"March 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"To join click here. An Ontario MPP has provided CCCC with a statement from the Premier's Office in response to our questions. Further, all organized public events of over fifty people are also prohibited, including parades and events and communal services within places of worship. These orders were approved by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;COVID-19&quot;","block_context":{"text":"COVID-19","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/category\/covid-19\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-6.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-6.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200324-covid-19-FINAL-6.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28939,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/04\/03\/covid-19-churches-gathering-limits-virtual-worship\/","url_meta":{"origin":29317,"position":5},"title":"COVID-19: Churches, Gathering Limits &#038; Virtual Worship","author":"Deina Warren","date":"April 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The combination of closing \u201cnon-essential workplaces\u201d and limiting how many people can gather for a service has left some churches wondering if church facilities can be used for virtual worship purposes during this time of self-isolation. 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