{"id":31564,"date":"2021-04-07T19:12:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=31564"},"modified":"2021-04-09T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T21:11:20","slug":"from-shutdown-to-shut-in-ontario-issues-stay-at-home-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2021\/04\/07\/from-shutdown-to-shut-in-ontario-issues-stay-at-home-order\/","title":{"rendered":"From Shutdown to Shut-In: Ontario Issues Stay-At-Home Order"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 39 of 45 in the series COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

In less than a week, Ontario has moved from a province-wide shutdown to a province-wide stay-at-home (SAH) order<\/a> and a new declaration of emergency<\/a>. The declaration of emergency is effective immediately; the SAH order is effective as of 12:01 am on April 8, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SAH order allows Ontarians to leave their homes for listed purposes only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those is to attend a gathering for the purposes of a wedding, funeral or religious service, rite or ceremony that is permitted by law. It also includes making necessary arrangements for the purposes of such a gathering (section 24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is permitted by law? The government’s info page about zones and restrictions<\/a> and its info page about enhanced measures<\/a> both indicate that religious gatherings, weddings and funeral services will remain at 15% capacity indoors or unlimited capacity outdoors, subject to physical distancing rules. This is the same as the current religious gathering rules<\/a> in the “shutdown zone” regulation<\/a> (O.Reg 82\/20). While the government website has been updated, the actual regulation has not – the last update was April 3, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Going back to the SAH order<\/a>, let’s look at why else are people allowed to leave their homes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n