Service updates and adjustments 

Most City facilities are closed until further notice. For up-to-date City news on COVID-19, subscribe to the City Update eNewsletter and read the City's various Media Releases. Many services have been updated or adjusted in response to COVID-19: 

 

   

• No indoor organized public events and social gatherings, except with members of the same household; individuals who live alone, including seniors, may consider having exclusive, close contact with another household to help reduce the negative impacts of social isolation.
• Gathering limit for outdoor organized public events and social gatherings is limited to five people outdoors with limited exceptions. This is consistent with the rules during the lockdown during the first wave of COVID-19 in spring 2020 and will allow individuals and families to enjoy time outdoors safely.
• Gathering limit for religious services, rites or ceremonies, including wedding ceremonies and funeral services, is limited to the following with compliance to mask rules:
  • 10 people indoors with physical distancing in place
  • 10 people outdoors with physical distancing in place
• Virtual and drive-in wedding services, funeral services and religious services, rites or ceremonies are permitted; vehicles must be positioned at least two metres from other vehicles and each person attending must remain in their vehicles (restroom and health and safety exceptions may apply) 

Stores and shopping:

• All non-essential retail stores, including hardware stores, alcohol retailers, and those offering curbside pickup or delivery, must open no earlier than 7 a.m. and close no later than 8 p.m. The restricted hours of operation do not apply to stores that primarily sell food, pharmacies, gas stations, convenience stores, and restaurants for takeout or delivery.
• Individuals are required to wear a mask or face covering in the indoor areas of businesses or organizations that are open. Wearing a mask or face covering is now recommended outdoors when you can't physically distance more than two metres.   

What this means for York Region businesses:  

• Worker protections, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) including masks and eye protection, are required where patrons without face coverings are within two metres of workers (indoors and in the absence of a Plexiglas or some other impermeable barrier).
• Non-essential travel from areas of high transmission to areas of low transmission should be avoided
• Businesses or places that are open shall ensure that equipment, washrooms, locker rooms, change rooms and showers that are accessible to the public are cleaned and disinfected as frequently as is necessary to maintain a sanitary condition.
• Non-essential construction is further restricted, including below-grade construction, exempting survey.
• Guidance and resources to help businesses operate more safely during COVID-19 are available at Ontario.ca/covidsafety and york.ca/preventcovid19atwork.

Visit york.ca/COVID19 for more information. 

While the City of Vaughan continues to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of citizens and staff remains the priority. To stay up to date on the latest updates as they happen, residents are encouraged to sign up for the City Update eNewsletter at vaughan.ca/CityUpdate and follow the City’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels.  

Throughout the global pandemic, the City has been guided by three core values – readiness, resiliency and resourcefulness – which continue to shape response efforts. Read about how the city has responded to COVID-19:

• Our communications
• Our economy
• Our finances
• Our services
• Our places

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