Ontario to remove vaccine passport system on March 1, masking requirements to remain in place – CBC

All capacity limits in restaurants, bars, cinemas and gyms will be lifted on Thursday

Feb 14, 2022

The Ontario government will remove its proof of vaccination system on March 1, and is moving up the second phase of its COVID-19 reopening plan to Thursday.

The province said in a news release on Monday that, despite removing the vaccine passport system, businesses and other settings may choose to continue to require proof of vaccination.

Masking requirements will remain in place at this time.

All capacity limits in restaurants, bars, cinemas and gyms will be lifted on Thursday, a move that was set to take effect on Feb. 21.

“Like all of you I’ve waited a long time for this news, but please never doubt that the steps we took together, as difficult as they were, were absolutely necessary and saved tens of thousands of lives,” Premier Doug Ford said at a news conference Monday morning.

Ford said the removal of these public health measures has “always been our objective.

Ontario to remove vaccine passport system on March 1, masking requirements to remain in place – CBC

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