In addition to the measures allowing live music in Kingston announced on January 20 under the provincial government's Returning to Our Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario, the following additional measures will come into effect on January 31, 2022.
  • Food and drink services will be permitted at indoor sporting events, concert venues, theatres and cinemas, bingo halls and other gaming establishments, and horse racing tracks, car racing tracks, and other similar venues, as long as individuals remain seated. 
  • Capacity for concert venues and theatres is 500 or 50% whichever is less.
  • Businesses will no longer have to collect patron information for contact tracing. However, businesses will still be required to actively screen patrons prior to entry into the establishment.
  • Previous restrictions on hours of operations or on the sale/service of liquor have been lifted for restaurants, bars, meetings and event spaces, strip clubs, casinos, bingo halls, gaming establishments, and other applicable businesses 
  • Physical distancing is not required where proof of vaccination is required 
  • Shows are seated only at this time.
  • Dancing is not permitted in this stage
To view the full list of regulations, please visit here.  Additionally, for out-of-province visitors who are entering businesses that require proof of vaccination, vaccine receipts/certificates from their home country or province/state, along with their passport, are permitted to be used as proof to enter. The Verify Ontario app can also scan QR codes from select jurisdictions outside of Canada. While use of the vaccine certificate is mandatory for Ontarians in settings where proof of vaccination is required, nine First Nations communities are exempt from this requirement. Members of these communities are still permitted to show their vaccine receipt and a form of ID.  Posted: May 3, 2023 Originally Published: Jan 29, 2022