What is open in Toronto right now is changing by the day as we try to stop the spread of COVID-19 and continue to practice social distancing while the province is in astate of emergency.

Currently, the following businesses, facilities, and services are still open during this time.

• Grocery stores
• Convenience stores
• Pharmacies
• TTC
• GO Train and UP Express with reduced service
• LCBO with reduced hours
• Beer Store with reduced hours
• Restaurants and cafes offering delivery or takeout
• Mallswith reduced hours
• Parks and playgrounds although parents are strongly advisednot to let their kids play in playgrounds
• Toronto International Airport

Some construction sites, bank branches, office buildings, manufacturing plants, factories and funeral parlours remain open.

In regards to closures, the followingnon-essential businesses, facilities, and services all have been shutdown.

• All community centres and facilities providing recreational programs
• All public libraries
• All public and private schools
• All licensed daycares and child care centres althoughsome will re-opento help frontline workers
• All bars, nightclubs,strip clubs, cafes and restaurants not offering take out or delivery
• All theatres, cinemas and concert venues
• All Toronto attractions
• All gyms althoughmany are doing classes on Instagram Live
• All clothing stores
• All nail and hair salons
• All provincial parks
• City Hall and all municipal buildings
• Ontario casinos

While we don't know exactly how long the closures will last we can assume it will last a lot longer than the two weeks some people were banking on. Expectmonths of social distancingbefore the city is back to normal.