Ontario is entering Step 3 of the province's reopening plan next week. Here's what will change

Ontario will move to the third stage of its tiered reopening plannext Friday.

Step 3 allows for more indoor activities includingrestaurant dining and gym use, while larger crowds are permitted foroutdoor activities.

Masking and physical distancing rules remain inplace.

Here's a look at what's permitted starting July 16:

Gatherings and services

• Indoor social gatherings and events of up to 25 people indoors.
• Outdoor social gatherings and events of up to 100 people, withsome exceptions.
• Larger religious services and other ceremonies like weddingsand funerals can happen indoors with physical distancing measures inplace.

Restaurants, bars and clubs

• Indoor dining with no set limit on people per table or in therestaurant, as long as physical distancing can be maintained.
• Nightclubs and similar businesses can reopen to a maximum of250 people or 25 per cent capacity, whichever means fewer peopleinside.

Sports and recreation

• Sports and fitness facilities like gyms can reopen to 50 percent capacity indoors.
• Indoor spectator limits are capped at 50 per cent capacity or1,000 people, depending on which number is smaller.
• Outdoor spectator limits are capped at 75 per cent capacity or15,000 people, depending on which number is smaller.

Retail and other indoor business types

• Retail can open to whatever capacity limit still allows peopleto maintain two metres of distance between people.
• Personal care services like salons can open to whatevercapacity limit allows two metres of distance between people.
• Personal care services that require people remove their masksare permitted.
• Indoor meeting and event spaces can operate with physicaldistancing rules and a capacity limit of 50 per cent or 1,000 people.
• Real estate open houses are permitted with capacity limitsbased on maintaining a limit of two metres between people.

Theatres, entertainment venues and other attractions

• Indoor concert venues, cinemas and theatres can open up to 50per cent capacity or a maximum of 1,000 people.
• Outdoor concert venues, cinemas and theatres can host audiencesat 75 per cent capacity or 15,000 people outdoors for events withfixed seating.
• Museums, galleries, historic sites, aquariums, zoos, landmarks,botanical gardens, science centres, casino and bingo halls, amusement parks, fairs and rural exhibitions can open to 50 per centcapacity indoors and 75 per cent capacity outdoors.