Ontario reopening plan 2021

View quoted message Https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/200364


This should be the version updated May 20 when they announced the reopening plan. I am no legal expert but it looks to me like if the wedding is at a venue it’s 50 inside 100 outside and at a personal residence 25 outside 10 inside.

Do you have this link to the laws for Stage 3?

My intimate ceremony is on June 26 outdoor and I have 15 ppl that I wanted to be apart of the day but I guess right now I will only be able to have 10 ppl which includes the vendors.. sigh...

This was posted in a Niagara wedding fb group I’m in.

View quoted message Ugh I’m so sorry 😔there’s talks of them moving up the reopening fingers crossed tomorrow they say that 😏

View quoted message So frustrating! My wedding is June 4 so I’m out of luck.. but I hope you and all the other brides will get clarity for rest of June / July!


At this point have to make the best out of it

View quoted message Soo brutal!! I keep thinking there’s just gotta be clarity coming at some point ...

I’m confused with outdoor religious services .. is the government that ignorant? For Catholic weddings priests can’t hold ceremonies or mass outside of the church. This whole reopening plan is a mess. What is so bad of 50-100 ppl in a large church where capacity is over 500

View quoted message Thank you so much!! CTV says there’s an announcement from public health at 330 let’s see if they give more clarity eith weddings.

View quoted message They updated their website with industry specific info: https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario


There was no big media release so I thought I’d just put the website up. Not a lot of detail for step 3 unfortunately ☹️
Before Step 1

Maximum 10 people indoors

Maximum 10 people permitted outdoors

Step 1

10 indoors

Outdoor permitted with capacity limited to permit physical distancing of 2 metres

Step 2

Indoor permitted at 15% capacity

Outdoor permitted with capacity limited to permit physical distancing of 2 metres

Step 3

Larger indoor services, rites, and ceremonies

Outdoor permitted with capacity limited to permit physical distancing of 2 metres

View quoted message This makes sense ! When I looked up even the most recent version of the law before May 20 they all had specific numbers for weddings and this one doesn’t.

View quoted message That’s what the Insta post for a wedding vendor said, and there are a couple other people in the wedding industry I follow who said the same thing. I don’t know where they heard it from though because I haven’t seen it anywhere else!


I guess we’ll just have to wait and see...

View quoted message This coming Thursday they are announcing ?

View quoted message I hope that is true and I hope the government takes into account all the various factors and controls that established venues have. I understand that weddings can be super spreaders but I think they are safe ways to do them and I hope that the government has someone on their team fighting for us too!!

Sorry to post again - A wedding business I follow on Instagram has said that Ontario Public Health is planning to release wedding specific guidance on Thursday. Not sure why it wasn’t included yesterday, but if that’s true then it would be super helpful! I wish I knew their source!

I think you're reading an outdated law. The one you have looks like it was for last summer when we opened for the first time.


Here's what the government has on this reopening: https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1000159/roadmap-to-reopen
Stage 2 inches 15% indoor ceremony, capacity based on 2 meters apart for outdoor ceremony, and 25 people reception. Assuming venue staff don't count but not sure about external vendors. No clue on dancing and masks but you might be able to get that info from the local public health unit.

There are more details for the new reopening plan here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario#section-5. I took a few screenshots, which give a tiny bit more guidance...

I don't know if receptions would fit under "Gatherings" or "Meetings & Event Spaces."

I think the "physical distancing of 2 m" is to account for different venue sizes. The venue will have to know how many people can fit while following those rules.

View quoted message Yeah right ? It’s so vague. Hoping more information comes out soon. Like one of those lovely charts that make it so clear lol.

I have the same question. We are getting married July 10, 2021 at an outdoor vineyard in St. Catharines and I would love to know if they are making any accommodations for staffed venues where all guests have received their first vaccine.