Dear College registrants,
As part of the continuing effort to manage the sixth wave of COVID-19, the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health is extending existing provincial masking requirements in select high-risk indoor settings, including clinics that provide health care services, until June 11, 2022. For information, see the Class Order effective April 27, 2022.
CRPO considers all settings where registrants provide in-person services to be health care settings. Therefore, CRPO registrants and their clients are expected to continue wearing masks in indoor settings unless an exception applies.
Please see Appendix A of the April 27, 2022 Class Order for masking exceptions that may apply:
Appendix A:
Masking Exceptions That May Apply to Individuals who are Subject to this Order
Where there is any requirement under this Order that a person wear a mask or face covering, the requirement does not apply to a person who,
(a) is a child who is younger than two years of age;
(b) is receiving residential services and supports in a residence listed in the definition of “residential services and supports” in subsection 4 (2) of the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008;
(c) is in a correctional institution or in a custody and detention program for young persons in conflict with the law;
(d) has a medical condition that inhibits their ability to wear a mask or face covering;
(e) is unable to put on or remove their mask or face covering without the assistance of another person;
(f) needs to temporarily remove their mask or face covering while in the indoor area, (i) to receive services that require the removal of their mask or face covering, (ii) to engage in an athletic or fitness activity, (iii) to consume food or drink, or (iv) as may be necessary for the purposes of health and safety;
(g) is being accommodated in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005;
(h) is being reasonably accommodated in accordance with the Human Rights Code; or
(i) performs work for the business or organization, is in an area that is not accessible to members of the public and is able to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from every other person while in the indoor area.
Further, the masking requirements do not apply with respect to premises that are used as a dwelling if the person responsible for the business or organization ensures that persons in the premises who are not entitled to an exception set out in this Appendix wear a mask or face covering in a manner that covers their mouth, nose and chin in any common areas of the premises in which persons are unable to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from other persons.
For greater certainty, it is not necessary for a person to present evidence to the person responsible for a business or place that they are entitled to any of the exceptions set out in this Appendix.
