Restrictions include closing golf courses, playgrounds, soccer fields, basketball courts, halting all non essential construction projects and outdoor gatherings are limited to members of your household only.
ONTARIO - Premier Doug Ford is extending the stay at home order and emergency declaration for another 2 weeks.
He announced strict new measures today which include the following:
- Outdoor gatherings are limited to only members of your household. If you live alone you can team up with one other household.
- Golf courses must close until further notice.
- All outdoor amenities including soccer fields, basketball courts and playgrounds will be closed.
- Places of worship will be limited to a maximum of 10 people
- The Province will start putting check points at all inter provincial borders.
- All non essential construction projects will be halted. Only essential construction will be permitted to operate.
- Supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential retail locations that allow in person shopping will be capped at 25 percent.
- Weddings and funerals will be capped at a maximum of 10 people starting on Saturday at 12:01 am.
- New enforcement measures which include the ability for police to randomly stop someone on the street or pull over a car to ask you why you are not at your home and where your home is. Failure to comply with police will result in a $750 ticket.
The Province is not implementing a curfew at this time and daycares will be allowed to stay open.
We will be updating this page as more details come in. You can listen to the Premiers announcement today below:

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