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Province reduces capacity limits 
for indoor venues

As many of you have heard by now, the Province of Ontario has implemented measures to slow the spread COVID-19 by further reducing capacity limits. This announcement means arts and cultural facilities will need to respond quickly, making this a challenging time for many.

While we await to see the impacts of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant in the coming weeks, we will keep our network apprised of changes that impact arts and cultural facilities across the province. Current financial resources to support cultural spaces throughout COVID can be found here.
 

The latest news update on capacity limits


To further strengthen its response to the Omicron variant, Ontario is introducing a 50% in the following indoor public settings related to arts and culture spaces:
  • Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments and strip clubs;
  • Indoor recreational amenities;
  • Tour and guide services;
  • Photography studios and services;
  • Entertainment facilities such as concert venues, theatres and cinemas;
  • Meeting and event spaces;
  • Studio audiences in commercial film and television production;
  • Museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions; and
  • Fairs, rural exhibitions, and festivals.
Businesses or facilities will also need to post a sign stating the capacity limits that are permitted in the establishment.
 
To further reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, additional protective measures are also being applied:
  • The number of patrons permitted to sit at a table in a restaurant, bar and other food or drink establishment and meeting and event space will be limited to 10 people and patrons will be required to remain seated.
  • Patrons must remain seated at concerts venues, theatres and cinemas.
  • Bars and restaurants and meeting and event spaces and strip clubs that serve food and drink like a restaurant will be required to close by 11 p.m. Take out and delivery will be permitted beyond 11 p.m.
  • Singing and dancing in restaurants and bars and other select settings will not be allowed except for workers or performers.
  • Food and/or drink services will be prohibited at indoor sporting events; concert venues, theatres and cinemas; casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments; and horse racing tracks, car racing tracks and other similar venues. Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments including in these establishment can operate subject to the rules applicable to these settings (e.g., 50% capacity).
  • The sale of alcohol will be restricted after 10 p.m. and consumption of alcohol in businesses or settings after 11 p.m.

The province is also reducing social gathering limits to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
 
These restrictions will come into effect on 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021.
 
Read the full press release here.

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ArtsBuild Ontario acknowledges that our office is located in the 44 Gaukel Creative Workspace, which is in a settler facility built on the traditional territory of the Attawonderonk, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee peoples. 44 Gaukel is located in what is now Kitchener, Ontario, which is situated on the Haldimand Tract, land promised to Six Nations, and includes six miles on each side of the Grand River from the source of its mouth.

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