Business and service restrictions applicable in Alberta

Business and service
restrictions

applicable in Alberta

Specific details regarding this are outlined in the Chief Medical Officer of Health
(CMOH) order 42-2020 that rescinds CMOH order 38-2020.

This order, effective 13th December 2020 covers in its purview masks, gatherings
and business restrictions and has implications in international business law
Calgary.

Retail

All retail services have to reduce their customer capacity to
15% of fire code occupancy (not including staff), or a
minimum of 5 customers:

Curbside pick- up, delivery and online services are to be
given more support.

You can either shop alone, if allowed, or only with folks
that you live with.

For shopping malls:

There is a capacity limit of 15% include common areas and
individual stores.

Food courts are open for grab and go only.

Retail services include businesses operating within a
shopping mall, pet supplies, groceries, pharmacies, clothing

Stores, computer & IT outlets, hardware and DIY, automotive, sporting goods,
liquor and cannabis, and gift shops

Restaurants, bars, pubs, lounges and cafes

All restaurants, pubs, bars, lounges and cafes are to be closed to in-person
service, although take out, curbside pickup and delivery services are allowed.

Entertainment & recreation facilities

All such facilities are to remain closed. These include casinos,
gaming centers, racing centers, horse tracks, bowling alleys,
pool halls, private clubs & night clubs, art galleries, libraries
and museums, amusement parks & water parks, play-centers,
indoor playgrounds, movie theaters, concert halls, banquet
halls, conference halls and trade shows.

Personal & Wellness services

These facilities are also to remain closed. They include aesthetics, manicure,
pedicure, body waxing, make-up, body, nose and ear piercing, tattoos, facial,
eyebrow and eyelash treatments, cosmetic skin treatments, laser hair removal,
hairstyling and barbering, massage therapy, floatation tanks, reflexology and colonic
irrigation.

Health, Social and Professional services

These service providers are allowed to remain open, but they
must maintain public health orders and follow sector guidance.
Further, appointments are to be provided on a one-on-one
basis. These service providers include physicians, dentists,
physical therapists, optometrists, chiropractors, hearing aid
practitioners, acupuncturists, and naturopaths.

Professional service providers such as lawyers, mediators, accountants and
photographers are allowed to operate only by an appointment.

Social services providers are allowed to remain open for in-person services that
include social, protective or emergency services, shelters for vulnerable persons
and not-for-profit community kitchens, religious kitchens and soup kitchens.

Hotels, motels, hunting and fishing lodges

Hotels, motels, hunting and fishing lodges are allowed to
remain open, but have to follow certain restrictions such as
they must not allow their guests access to a spa, pool or a
gym. Secondly, they must allow room services only, that is no
in-person dining.

Performance activities

Performance activities are classified as those that involve dancing, singing, theatre
and playing wind instruments.

Outdoors

Rehearsals and practices can take place for up to ten people, as long as physical
distancing norms and other guidelines are followed. Doing a performance with
audiences is not allowed.

Indoors

Group performances are not allowed. Rehearsals, practices
and lessons are also not allowed, unless they are 1-to-1 with
an instructor.

Providing lessons

1-to-1 in-person providing of lessons is allowed, but these cannot be provided in
facilities that are closed under the current measures. Online lessons are highly
encouraged.

In schools

Activities related to physical education, band and drama are permitted, but
assemblies, concerts, and inter-school activities and competitions are not allowed.

Places of worship

Group performance activities that are conducted indoor are
allowed. Examples are choir singing, playing music as long as
they are a part of worship and not for entertainment.

Sports and physical activities

Group physical activities comprising team sports, fitness classes and training
sessions, are prohibited or restricted across Alberta.

Outdoor activities

Outdoor group physical activity is allowed only up to 10 people. Activity is
encouraged for members of the same household and members of other households
must maintain a 2 metre distance.

Indoor activities

Indoor group physical activities are prohibited unless the group
only involves members of the same household, or the activity is
part of an education program. One-to-one indoor training with a
fitness trainer is permitted.

Conclusion

Business and service provider organizations operating locally in Calgary and
having an international footprint need to be in compliance with the above
regulations as well as international business law Calgary.

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