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Current public health and workplace safety measures

Overview

With key public health and health system indicators continuing to remain stable or improve, Ontario is cautiously and gradually easing public health and workplace safety measures with all remaining measures, directives and orders to end by April 27, 2022.

Changes to public health and workplace safety measures

The following changes to public health and workplace safety measures are in effect as of March 21, 2022.

• general masking requirements will be lifted; however, masking will still be required in certain indoor settings, including:
  • public transit, including indoor areas and vehicles. This does not include businesses or organizations that provide sightseeing or touring services
  • health care settings including:
    • hospitals
    • psychiatric facilities
    • doctors’ offices
    • immunization clinics
    • laboratories
    • specimen collection centres
  • home and community care provider locations only if you are an employee or contractor
  • long-term care and retirement homes
  • shelters and other congregate care settings that provide care and services to medically and socially vulnerable individuals

For a complete list of settings and exceptions to masking requirements that may apply, please refer to O. Reg. 364/20.

Visit the face covering and masking page, for additional information including wear and fit.

Also as of March 21, 2022:

• passive screening of individuals prior to entering a business will no longer be required
• businesses and organizations that are open will no longer be required to prepare and make available a safety plan