{"id":29078,"date":"2020-05-17T07:38:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T11:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=29078"},"modified":"2020-05-17T23:13:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T03:13:51","slug":"covid-19-ontario-allows-drive-in-worship-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/05\/17\/covid-19-ontario-allows-drive-in-worship-services\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Ontario Allows Drive-in Worship Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 28 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CoronaVirus-Masthead2-1600-1024x396.jpg?resize=625%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28934\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 16, Ontario amended its <a href=\"https:\/\/files.ontario.ca\/solgen-oic-52-20-amendment.pdf\">emergency order to allow drive-in worship services<\/a>. This brings Ontario in line with other provinces, including <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.saskatchewan.ca\/api\/v1\/products\/105097\/formats\/117695\/download\">Saskatchewan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/coronavirus\/what-it-means-for-nova-scotians\/#gatherings\">Nova Scotia<\/a> which both already permit drive-in services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/dam\/gnb\/Departments\/h-s\/pdf\/NowAllowed.pdf\">New Brunswick<\/a> has guidelines for outdoor religious services and <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/health\/about-bc-s-health-care-system\/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer\/covid-19\/covid-19-pho-guidance-faith-based-organizations.pdf\">British Columbia<\/a> has never prohibited worship services, but has had guidance in place since late March for religious gatherings.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules in Ontario are as follows, paraphrased:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Those attending must remain in their vehicle.<\/li><li>Only one household per vehicle.<\/li><li>Two metre distancing between vehicles.<\/li><li>No more than five people conduct the service, social distancing from each other and vehicles.<\/li><li>The building remains closed, except for reasonable access by those conducting the service.<\/li><li>No materials can be exchanged between vehicles and\/or between those conducting the service and vehicles (i.e. communion, offering).<\/li><li>The same rules apply, with necessary modification, to those who use non-motorized vehicles because of their religious beliefs.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on what is open in provinces and territories across Canada, and for any church-specific guidance, see our blog post on  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/noteworthy\/2020\/05\/01\/covid-19-re-opening-plans-across-canada\/\">COVID-19: Re-Opening Plans Across Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Church and charity leaders are invited to share how they are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic within their organization in our online community forum&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thegreen.community\/c\/cccc-covid19-response\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Green: COVID-19 Response Room<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Posted May 17 @ 7:30am<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 28 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>On May 16, Ontario amended its emergency order to allow drive-in worship services. 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This is welcome news for churches and ministries that have been patiently waiting for the freedom to gather, worship and serve together. 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Saskatchewan In Saskatchewan, OC 222\/2020 authorizes non-profit corporations to hold annual general meetings (AGMs) by phone, video-conference or other electronic means,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;COVID-19&quot;","block_context":{"text":"COVID-19","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/category\/covid-19\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CoronaVirus-Masthead2-1600-e1603982339294.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CoronaVirus-Masthead2-1600-e1603982339294.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CoronaVirus-Masthead2-1600-e1603982339294.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29028,"url":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/04\/30\/covid-19-flexibility-for-corporate-agms-in-nova-scotia-ontario\/","url_meta":{"origin":29078,"position":5},"title":"COVID-19: Flexibility for Corporate AGMs in BC, Nova Scotia, Ontario","author":"Deina Warren","date":"April 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"As emergency orders remain in place limiting gathering sizes, many annual general meetings (AGM) can no longer be held in a traditional, in-person format. 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