Province announces three-stage plan to ease restrictions

Stage 2: Two weeks after 60% of Albertans 12+ (born in 2009 or earlier) have received at least one dose and hospitalizations are below 500 and declining. Expected to be in effect mid-June.

Outdoor social gatherings – up to 20 people with distancing (indoor social gatherings still not permitted)
Indoor recreation, entertainment and other settings (rec centres, arenas, cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, libraries) – open at 30% of fire code occupancy
Gyms and fitness studios – open for solo and drop-in activities and indoor fitness classes with 3 metre distancing
Funeral services – up to 20 people, indoors and outdoors (receptions permitted outdoors only)
Wedding ceremonies – up to 20 people, indoors and outdoors (receptions permitted outdoors only)
Places of worship – 1/3 of fire code occupancy
Personal and wellness services – resume walk-in service
Post-secondary – resume in-person learning
Restaurants – 6 people per table max, indoors or outdoors
Retail – 1/3 of fire code occupancy (must maintain ability to distance)
Youth activities (day camps, play centres) – resume with restrictions
Youth and adult sports – resume with no restrictions, indoors and outdoors
Outdoor public gatherings (concerts/festivals) – up to 150 people
Outdoor fixed seating facilities (grandstands) – 1/3 seated capacity
Work from home order is lifted but still recommended
Distancing and masking requirements remain in effect

Stage 3: Two weeks after 70% of Albertans 12+ (born in 2009 or earlier) have received at least one dose. Expected to be effective in late June or early July.

All restrictions lifted, including ban on indoor social gatherings
Isolation requirements for confirmed cases of COVID-19 and some protective measures in continuing care settings remain

This reopening plan “will require Albertans to get fully vaccinated with 2 doses during the summer to prevent future spread,” the release states.

Alberta reached the 50 per cent threshold for one-dose vaccination on May 18, and hospitalizations well below 800, Kenney says the end of the pandemic is near.

Kenney says as of Wednesday, the province is near 58 per cent of all Albertans having received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, “70 per cent is not that far away.”

“This is the day we have all waited for. We now have a clear plan to lift all public health restrictions and get back to normal. So long as Albertans continue to get vaccinated in strong numbers, Alberta will be fully open and back to normal for a truly great Alberta summer,” adds Kenney.

Albertans can track the province’s immunization progress on alberta.ca.

More information on the “Open for Summer Plan” can be found here.

by Connor Gunn

Province announces three-stage plan to ease restrictions

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