The Ontario government says proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirements will be lifted as of March 1.

Premier Doug Ford revealed the province would be accelerating its reopening plan during a news conference alongside Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health early Monday morning.
Ford said Ontario will be moving into the next phase of reopening this week instead of on Monday as previously announced.

Starting Thursday, all capacity limits will be removed at many indoor settings including restaurants, gyms, cinemas, casinos and conference centres.

The following public health measures will also change on Thursday:

Increasing social gathering limits to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors
Increasing organized public event limits to 50 people indoors, with no limit outdoors
Allowing 50 per cent of the usual seating capacity at sports arenas
Allowing 50 percent of the usual seating capacity for concert venues and theatres

The province says capacity limits in other indoor public settings, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, retail and shopping malls, will be maintained at, or increased to, the number of people who can maintain two metres physical distance.

The province also announced that youth aged 12 to 17 can book booster doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as of 8 a.m. on Friday.

Starting March 1, the province says all capacity limits will be lifted if public health and health system indicators continue to improve.

On that day, Ontario will lift proof of vaccination requirements for all settings. However, businesses may choose to continue to require proof of vaccination.

The province says masking requirements will remain in place at this time.

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