Stage 3 of Ontario’s Reopening Plan begins Thursday (full details below).
Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith.
“Great news for those businesses that were still seeing some restrictions. I think the big news is that we will be eliminating the requirement for the QR Code for the Vax Mandate. Businesses will still be able to use that, but as of March 1, we will be eliminating the necessity for the COVID Vax Mandate.”
“Tremendously important not just for business but for everybody’s sanity. There’s no doubt that everybody’s tired and really looking forward to a return to as normal as possible.”
“If the results in the ICU capacity and everything like that aren’t being positvely affected there’s no way we can do this.”
Premier Doug Ford spoke Monday morning.
“Beginning on February 17, we will remove all capacity limits except for sporting events, concert venues and theatres, which will be capped at 50%.”
Social gathering limits will increase to 25 indoors and 100 outdoors.
“Effective March the first, we intend to eliminate capacity limits in all indoor public settings. We will lift Proof of Vaccination requirements for all settings.”
Masking will remain in place for the time being.
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Ontario says it will lift its COVID-19 vaccine certificate system on March 1.
On that date, the province will also lift capacity limits in all indoor settings.
Masking requirements will stay in place for now, but the province says a timeline to lift them will come later.
Premier Doug Ford says with public health indicators improving, the province can fast-track its plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions, including moving the next step of its reopening plan up to Thursday instead of next Monday.
On that day, social gathering limits will increase to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, while capacity limits will be removed in places such as restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theatres.
The province is also announcing that youth aged 12 to 17 can book booster doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as of 8 a.m. on Friday.
