{"id":8461,"date":"2020-09-24T13:17:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=8461"},"modified":"2020-09-29T08:24:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T13:24:06","slug":"update-on-meeting-restrictions-in-ontario-and-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=8461","title":{"rendered":"Update on Meeting Restrictions in Ontario and Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Covid-2-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Covid-2-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Covid-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Covid-2-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Covid-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>September 29, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the recent weeks we have seen parts of Canada descend into another wave of COVID-19 cases. Accordingly, the following information is provided to UNE Locals for guidance with assessing the possibility and viability of in-person meetings. Given the quickly evolving situation we also recommend checking with the public health unit in for the community in question if more specific information is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ontario, as of September 19, 2020, the new gathering limits are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Indoor events or gatherings: 10 people maximum<\/li><li>Outdoor events or gatherings: 25 people maximum<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on changes to gathering limits: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/reopening-ontario-stages#gathering-changes\">www.ontario.ca\/page\/reopening-ontario-stages#gathering-changes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Quebec, Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, the Outaouais and the Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches regions have moved into code orange, with the following restrictions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Private indoor or outdoor gatherings: 6 people maximum<\/li><li>Activities organized in a public setting: 25 people maximum<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/health\/health-issues\/a-z\/2019-coronavirus\/progressive-regional-alert-and-intervention-system\/\">https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/health\/health-issues\/a-z\/2019-coronavirus\/progressive-regional-alert-and-intervention-system\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starting Thursday, October 1, for a period of 28 days, the regions of Montreal, Quebec City,  and the Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches regions will be moved into code red Level 4\u2013Maximum Alert, with the following restrictions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-877b9819-25d9-4781-bd00-453ad3412968\"><li>Private indoor or outdoor gatherings: prohibited<\/li><li>Activities organized in a public setting: Prohibited, except for places of worship and funerals<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/health\/health-issues\/a-z\/2019-coronavirus\/progressive-regional-alert-and-intervention-system\/level-4-maximum-alert-red\/\">https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/health\/health-issues\/a-z\/2019-coronavirus\/progressive-regional-alert-and-intervention-system\/level-4-maximum-alert-red\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the move is towards more restrictions, Locals are encouraged to conduct activities virtually where possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 29, 2020 In the recent weeks we have seen parts of Canada descend into another wave of COVID-19 cases. Accordingly, the following information is provided to UNE Locals for guidance with assessing the possibility and viability of in-person meetings. Given the quickly evolving situation we also recommend checking with the public health unit in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=8461\" class=\"more-link\">>><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Update on Meeting Restrictions in Ontario and Quebec&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[377,12,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8472,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461\/revisions\/8472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}