Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office Housing Division
777 Bay Street, 14th Floor Toronto ON M7A 2J3 Tel.: 416 585-6738
March 18, 2022
MEMORANDUM TO:
FROM:
Ministère des Affaires municipales et du Logement
Bureau du sous-ministre adjoint Division du Logement
777, rue Bay, 14e étage Toronto ON M7A 2J3 Tél. : 416 585-6738
Service Managers and Indigenous Program Administrators
Joshua Paul
Assistant Deputy Minister, Housing Division
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Masking and Face Covering Requirements as of March 21, 2022
SUBJECT:
I am writing to advise you about changes to masking and face covering requirements
under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020.
As of March 21, 2022, masks and face coverings will no longer be required to be worn in many settings. However, as per O. Reg. 364/20, mask or face covering requirements will continue to apply in certain settings until April 27, 2022. Some of these settings include:
• Businesses or organizations that operate a shelter for persons experiencing homelessness, in respect of the premises used for the operation of the shelter.
• Congregate care supportive housing residences where the residents share facilities for living, dining, sleeping or bathing and that receive funding from:
o The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
o A Service Manager designated under the Housing Services Act, 2011 o The Ontario Aboriginal Housing Support Services Corporation
o The Miziwe Biik Development Corporation.
For a complete list of settings and exceptions to mask or face covering requirements that may apply, please refer to O. Reg. 364/20.
Maintaining masking requirements in these settings provides additional protection in places where people are often in close contact, and/or required to be in-person, and for vulnerable people. It also allows for sustained protection until the end of April, when the COVID-19 situation is expected to improve, especially as the weather warms.
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I encourage you to share this information with your local service providers. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Vicky Rajput at [email protected].
Thank you for your continued support and dedication in helping our most vulnerable during the pandemic.
Sincerely,
Joshua Paul
Assistant Deputy Minister
c: Kate Manson-Smith, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Peter Kiatipis, Director, Community Housing Policy Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Vicky Rajput, Manager, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
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