Regulatory Affairs
September 23, 2021

Current provincial vaccination requirements across Canada

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Rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations due to unvaccinated Canadians have prompted provinces to issue mandatory proof of vaccination or negative Covid-19 test for individuals 12 and over to gain access to public places. Please click on the link for the provinces below for more details on their policies.

  PROOF OF VACCINATION / NEGATIVE TEST POLICY
PROVINCE Deadline Public access Currently EXEMPT
B.C.

September 13 – Single dose

 October 24 – Two doses

 
Restaurants and other licensed venues; event and entertainment venues, including conference centres, movie theatres, concert venues, and indoor facilities hosting ticketed sporting events; indoor fitness venues and gyms. Retail businesses, grocery stores, healthcare services, professional or personal services, hotels, amateur sporting events, business meetings and place of business are closed to the general public.
Alberta 

September 20 – Single dose

October 25 – Two doses

Discretionary businesses & events Businesses or entities that need to be accessed for daily living; employees of businesses participating in the program

Other measures due to Alberta’s declared state of emergency – effective Sept. 16:

Work From Home

  • Mandatory work-from-home measures unless a physical presence is required for operational effectiveness.

Gatherings

  • Unvaccinated Albertans cannot socialize with anyone outside their household. Fully vaccinated people may only have social interactions indoors with one other household to a maximum of 10 people, all of which must also be vaccinated.
  • Outdoor gatherings are allowed, up to 200 people.
Saskatchewan

October 1 – Two doses

Restaurants and other licensed venues; event and entertainment venues, including conference centres, movie theatres, concert venues, and indoor facilities hosting ticketed sporting events; indoor fitness venues and gyms. Retail businesses, grocery stores, healthcare services, professional or personal services, hotels, amateur sporting events, business meetings and place of business are closed to the general public
Manitoba

September 3

Indoor and outdoor ticketed sporting events and concerts;
indoor theatre /dance /symphony events; restaurants (indoor and patio dining);
nightclubs and other licensed venues; gaming establishments; movie theatres; indoor sporting and recreational facilities and group classes
Outdoor gathering limits reduced to a maximum 500 people from 1,500.
Ontario 

September 22

Indoor and outdoor restaurants and licenced venues; conference centres; indoor recreational facilities and spectator sporting events; gaming establishments; concert venues; indoor filming production.  

Additional information: The government released regulations and guidance for businesses and organizations to support the implementation of proof of vaccination requirements. An enhanced vaccine certificate and verification app will be available by October 22, 2021.

Quebec

September 1 – *

*Proof of identity with photo and proof of full vaccination

 

Restaurants and bars; events and festivals; cinemas as well as theaters and sporting events; sports and physical activities; some indoor attractions (arcades, amusement centers and waterparks)

 
Nova Scotia

October 4 – Two doses

Restaurants, pubs and bars (indoor and out); fitness and recreation facilities; indoor and outdoor festivals, organized events and spectator sporting events; museums and other public buildings  
New Brunswick

September 21

New Brunswick
September 21
Indoor and outdoor organized events (including weddings, funerals, conferences and workshops); indoor and outdoor restaurants or licensed venues; public venues such as movie theatres; indoor and outdoor recreation facilities; long-term care facilities

Indoor private parties

Indoor private parties
PEI 

None at this time

   

As of Sep. 17, additional measures in place include:

  • Border screening, testing and isolation for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people coming to PEI until at least mid-October.
  • PEI residents should not travel off-Island unless it is necessary.
  • Personal gatherings will be limited to 20 people;
  • Non-medical masks will be mandatory for all Islanders in indoor places
NFLD & Labrador

Introduced in the next few weeks

 

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