{"id":908,"date":"2022-01-20T15:54:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T20:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/response-to-ontarios-plans-to-reopen-indoor-dining\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:54:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T20:54:45","slug":"response-to-ontarios-plans-to-reopen-indoor-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/response-to-ontarios-plans-to-reopen-indoor-dining\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to Ontario\u2019s plans to reopen indoor dining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Restaurants Canada appreciates today\u2019s announcement from the Ontario government, in response to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/industry-news\/\">request for clear guidance<\/a> for reopening indoor dining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While our Ontario members were hopeful they would be able to welcome back guests after the most recently imposed public health order was set to end on Jan. 26, they are relieved by 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Grant<\/a>, as well as an expansion of the eligibility requirements \u2014 this program currently fails to ensure hard-hit restaurant operators with more than 100 staff across multiple locations will be able to access sufficient support to cover closing and reopening costs for each of their establishments.<\/li><li>A re-imposition of Ontario\u2019s moratorium on commercial tenant evictions, which expired on Dec. 31, 2021.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further support is urgently needed to keep restaurants on road to recovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a Restaurants Canada survey conducted in the summer of 2021: 8 out of 10 independent restaurant operators have taken on debt due to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nearly 75% said they\u2019d taken on more than $50,000 in debt.<\/li><li>25% said they\u2019d taken on between $100,000 and $500,000 in debt.<\/li><li>Nearly half (43%) of those in debt said it will take more than 18 months 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