Barber shops, salons and beauty salons allowed to open in Ottawa

High demand for haircuts as salons reopen Haircuts were in high demand as salons and barber shops reopened. CTV's Dylan Dyson has more.

OTTAWA — You can get a haircut, a manicure or a tattoo in Ottawa today for the first time in nearly three months.

As Ottawa and eastern Ontario moves into Stage 2 of Ontario’s reopening plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, barber shops, salons, piercing studios, tanning salons and tattoo studios are allowed to open.

According to the Ontario Government, here is the list of personal care services allowed to open with proper health and safety protocols in place.

The Ontario Government says where physical distancing cannot be maintained, personal care service providers should ensure that patrons wear face coverings at all times and workers wear face coverings and other appropriate personal protective equipment.

Businesses are encouraged to operate by appointment and/or recording each patron’s name and contact information for the purpose of contract tracing.

While barber shops, hair salons and beauty salons are allowed to open, there are still restrictions on operations, including: