Banff 
Alberta government has confirmed that the province will lift most COVID-19 restrictions including limits on social gatherings, capacity limits for large venues, remaining school requirements, screening of youth for activities, the mandatory work-from-home order and public masking requirements except in high-risk settings on March 1st.
The province says COVID-19 positivity rates in the province, hospitalizations in intensive and non-intensive care have also steadily declined and are at the lowest levels since Jan. 22.
Alberta will enter Step 2 of the Three-Stage Plan to Easing COVID-19 Measures on March 1st. The remaining restrictions: COVID-19-specific measures in continuing care and acute care settings, public transit, and mandatory isolation will be lifted at a later date (yet to be determined).
Premier Jason Kenney in a news release said, “Over the last three weeks, cases and hospitalizations have continued to drop as we have started lifting restrictions. This promising trend puts Alberta in a position to safely remove the majority of remaining public health measures. This is a good day for Albertans as we get another step closer to getting back to normal.”
Restrictions Lifted Effective March 1:
- The remaining provincial school requirements (including cohorting) will be removed.
- Screening prior to youth activities will no longer be required.
- Capacity limits will be lifted for all venues.
- Limits on social gatherings will be removed.
- The provincial mask mandate will be lifted in most settings. However, masking will still be required in high-risk settings, including on public transit, at Alberta Health Services-operated and contracted facilities and all continuing care settings.
- Restrictions on interactive activities, liquor service and operating hours will be lifted
- Mandatory work-from-home requirements will be removed.
