TORONTO – The Ontario government continues to lift restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weddings and funerals
More people are now permitted to attend weddings and funerals.
The government is allowing indoor weddings and funerals to fill up to 30 per cent capacity of the venue.
Wedding and funeral ceremonies taking place outdoors will be limited to 50 attendees.
However, those attending both indoor and outdoor ceremonies, must follow proper health and safety advice, including physical distancing from people not from the same household or their established 10-person social circle.
“With recent progress to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we are able to ease restrictions on these special ceremonies,” said Christine Elliott, deputy premier and minister of health. “We have taken deliberate steps to increase testing and increase our ability to track and contain this virus.
“As we loosen these measures, I strongly urge everyone to remain careful and cautious as we are all still at risk.”
The changes took effect June 12.
The maximum number of people allowed to attend indoor or outdoor wedding and funeral receptions remains at 10 people.
30-Day supply limit on prescriptions
With the supply of many drugs and medications having stabilized in the province, the government has lifted the recommended 30-day supply limit for dispensing Ontario Drug Benefit program medications.
“The restriction on the supply of medications was critical to prevent drug shortages due to increased demand and stockpiling at the outset of the COVID-19 outbreak,” Elliott said.
People are encouraged to buy the medications they need in reasonable quantities.
This will help ensure that everyone can get their prescriptions filled.
