Most of Ontario will enter Stage 3 of reopening this Friday.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Monday afternoon that almost every business, including gyms, movie theatres, and indoor dining, will be able to open as of 12:01 a.m. Friday with a majority of the 34 local public health regions taking part.
Health units in the Greater Toronto Area, along with a few others like Niagara and Windsor, will remain in Stage 2 of reopening until further notice.
Regions moving into Stage 3 on Friday will see indoor gathering limits increase from ten to a maximum of fifty people while outdoor will increase to 100 people.
People in regions entering Stage 3 will still have to follow physical distancing during any gathering with people from outside an individual’s social circle.
High-risk businesses and activities not taking part in Stage 3, including amusement parks, water parks, buffet-style food services, dancing in restaurants and bars, overnight stays at camps for children, private karaoke rooms, prolonged or deliberate contact while playing sports, saunas, steam rooms, bathhouses, and oxygen bars.
All restaurants, bars, concession stands, and other food and drink establishments are allowed to reopen for indoor dining in Stage 3.
Gyms and fitness studios can also reopen with safety protocols in place while organized sports can also resume, with the exception of contact sports.
Playgrounds, community centres, and libraries will also reopen.
 These are the regions moving forward to Stage 3 on Friday:  Most
Algoma Public HealthÂ
Brant County Health UnitÂ
Chatham-Kent Public Health
Eastern Ontario Health UnitÂ
Grey Bruce Health UnitÂ
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health UnitÂ
Hastings Prince Edward Public HealthÂ
Huron Perth Public HealthÂ
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public HealthÂ
Leeds Grenville & Lanark District Health UnitÂ
Middlesex-London Health UnitÂ
North Bay Parry Sound District Health UnitÂ
Northwestern Health UnitÂ
Ottawa Public HealthÂ
Peterborough Public HealthÂ
Porcupine Health UnitÂ
Public Health Sudbury & DistrictsÂ
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency ServicesÂ
Renfrew County and District Health UnitÂ
Simcoe-Muskoka District Health UnitÂ
Southwestern Public HealthÂ
Thunder Bay District Health UnitÂ
Timiskaming Health UnitÂ
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
These are the regions remaining in Stage 2:Â
Durham Region Health DepartmentÂ
Haldimand-Norfolk Health UnitÂ
Halton Region Public HealthÂ
Hamilton Public Health ServicesÂ
Lambton Public HealthÂ
Niagara Region Public HealthÂ
Peel Public HealthÂ
Toronto Public HealthÂ
Windsor-Essex County Health UnitÂ
York Region Public HealthÂ
