Ontario lifts nearly all major COVID-19 restrictions – CTV
March 1, 2022
Ontario lifted nearly all of its COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, bringing the province the closest it’s been to a pre-pandemic state since spring 2020.
Effective Tuesday, Ontario lifted its proof of vaccination requirement for indoor non-essential settings. Capacity limits in all other indoor public settings were also lifted.
Masking requirements remain in place. While the Ontario government hasn’t set a date for when mask mandates will be lifted, Premier Doug Ford said Monday the province “isn’t far away” from removing the restrictions.
Vaccine requirements in industries such as long-term care and health care remain in place for now.
The province has also said that businesses are permitted to keep proof of vaccination requirements in place if they so choose — something some Ontario businesses have already expressed interest in doing.
After the Omicron variant hit Ontario, resulting in another wave of strict public health measures, the province began reopening in late January, allowing gyms and indoor dining to resume at 50 per cent capacity.
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