Application to Open or Reopen A Public Swimming Pool

This is to notify the Public Health Inspector of my intention to re-open a recreational water facility in accordance with regualtion 565 Public Pools, section 5, under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

As the owner, I understand that I will also be considered the operator, unless I desginate another individual as my operator at this time. 

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Health Protection and Promotion Act S.O. 1983, c.10 and will be used for the administration of public health programs. Any questions about the collection of this information should be directed to the manager, Environmental Health, KFL&A Public Health, 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario K7M 1V5, 613-549-1232 or 1-800-267-7875, ext. 1243.

Class of Pool

Classification of Public Pools Health Protection and Promotion Act Regulation 565 (Amended to O. Reg. 58/96)

Class A pool:

Being, (i) a pool to which the general public is admitted. (ii) A pool operated in conjunction with or as a part of the program of a Young Men’s Christian Association or similar institution or an educational, instructional, physical fitness or athletic institution supported in whole or in part by public funds or public subscription, or (iii) a pool operated on the premises of a recreational camp, for use by campers and their visitors and camp personnel.

Class B pool:

Being, (i) a pool operated on the premises of an apartment building that contains more than five dwelling units or suites, a mobile home park or a nurses’ residence, for the use of the occupants and their visitors, (ii) a pool operated as a facility to serve a community of more than five single-family private residences, for the use of the residents and their visitors, (iii) a pool operated on the premises of a hotel, for the use of its guests and their visitors, (iv) a pool operated on the premises of a campground, for the use of its tenants and their visitors, (v) a pool operated in conjunction with, A. a club, for the use of its members and their visitors, or B. a condominium, co-operative or commune property that contains more than five dwelling units or suites, for the use of the owners or members and their visitors, (vi) a pool operated in conjunction with a day nursery, a day camp or an establishment or institution for the care or treatment of persons who are ill, infirm or aged or for persons in custodial care, for the use of such persons and their visitors, or (vii) a pool other than a Class A pool, that is not exempt from the provisions of this Regulation. 

Class C Facilities:

Being any of the following (i) a public wading pool, (ii) a public spray or splash pad, or (iii) a water slide receiving basin that serves solely as a receiving basin for persons at the bottom of a water slide. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 565, s2.