Ontario plans to lift vaccine passport restrictions on June 1er march in nearly every public space, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday. Some companies may continue to require this certificate at their discretion.
“The vaccine passport has played its role well,” said the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.r Kieran Moore, who submitted recommendations to the Prime Minister over the weekend.
In the province, 92% of people over the age of 12 have been vaccinated at least twice. “We have the level of protection necessary to lift the restrictions,” he said.
Starting Friday, Ontarians aged 12 to 17 will also be able to get their third dose of the COVID vaccine.
As of Thursday, the capacity limits will also be lifted in restaurants, bars and gyms, thus advancing by four days the deadline set by the province on January 20. Sports establishments, such as arenas, will be able to reopen at half their maximum capacity on the same day. They can only accommodate 500 people at the moment.
The prime minister hinted on Friday that the new restrictions could soon be lifted. The Dr Moore emphasized Thursday and repeated Monday that the peak of the wave caused by the Omicron variant had now passed and the province could begin to review its timelines.
This story is supported by the Local Journalism Initiative, funded by the Government of Canada.
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