Public health measures in effect

Mandatory – Reviewed May 5

Provincewide restriction

• All indoor gatherings are prohibited – public and private.
  • close contacts are limited to household members only
  • people who live alone can have up to 2 close contacts:
    • these must be the same 2 contacts throughout the duration of the restriction
    • if the close contacts do not live alone, visits cannot be held at their home
    • single parents who only live with their children under 18 can have up to 2 close contacts

Restrictions do not apply

• Co-parenting arrangements
• Home maintenance and repairs
• Mutual support group meetings
• Service visits from caregivers, health or childcare providers:
  • childcare can include providing post-partum support for new mothers
  • parents are allowed to remain in the home while another person is there to provide childcare services

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restriction

• 20 people maximum for all outdoor social gatherings.

Additional safety measures

• Mandatory physical distancing must be maintained at all times between members of different households.
• Outdoor gatherings must not have an indoor component (movement in/out of homes is not permitted).

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Funeral services and receptions – 20 people maximum, not including facility staff, funeral clergy or organizers not considered guests.
• Receptions are permitted outdoors only.

Additional safety measures

• Mandatory physical distancing between households remains in effect.
• Mask use is mandatory for indoor services.
• Maximum limits apply to:
  • any facility, including places of worship and funeral homes
  • seated or non-seated events

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Wedding ceremonies and receptions – 20 people maximum including the officiant, bride/groom, witnesses and any photographers/videographers.
• Receptions are permitted outdoors only.

Additional safety measures

• Mandatory physical distancing between households remain in effect
• Mask use is mandatory for indoor services
• The maximum limit applies to:
  • any facility, including places of worship
  • seated or non-seated events

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restriction

• Indoor faith service attendance is limited to 1/3 of fire code occupancy.
• Outdoor faith service attendance is limited to 150 people.

Additional safety measures

• Virtual, online or drive-in services where people do not have to leave their vehicles are recommended.
• Mandatory physical distancing between households must be maintained.
• Mask use is mandatory for indoor services:
  • faith leaders and other speakers can remove their masks while speaking if there is a distance of 2 metres and must be put on again once finished speaking
  • performers must wear masks at all times
• Group performance activities, such as choir singing and playing music, are permitted if they are normal worship practices and not for the purpose of entertainment.
• In-person faith group meetings and other religious gatherings are:
  • not permitted in private homes while these measures are in effect
  • permitted when conducted at a place of worship as long as physical distancing and public health measures are followed

Returning to Alberta

• If you do not have a household in Alberta, you must not stay in other people’s homes while indoor gathering restrictions are in place.
• If you belong to the household, you are permitted to return to the home (child returning home from post-secondary).

Visitors to Alberta

• Out-of-town visitors cannot stay in other people's homes while indoor gathering restrictions are in place, regardless of where they are coming from.

Mandatory – Updated June 10

• Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in all areas of the province returned to in-person learning as of June 1.
• Post-secondary schools returned to in-person learning as of June 10.
• Childcare facilities can remain open.

Graduation activities

• For graduation ceremonies at schools during regular school hours with only staff and graduating students, follow Guidance for Schools (K-12) and School Buses – Scenario 1.
• For graduation ceremonies away from the school or outside regular school hours and/or with additional attendees Follow current restrictions on public outdoor gatherings, or attendance and audience capacity limits for seated venues. Physical distancing and masking requirements remain in effect.
• For more information on graduation activities, see K-12 Learning during COVID-19.

Mandatory – Provincewide – Effective June 10

Indoor fitness and recreation facilities

• Indoor recreation facilities (such as arenas, indoor wave pools, children play centres, bowling alleys and rec centres) can open at 1/3 of fire code occupancy.
• Gyms and fitness studios can open for solo and drop-in activities, one-on-one training, and indoor fitness classes.
• Additional safety measures include:
  • 3 metres of physical distancing must be maintained at all times.
  • Indoor fitness spaces, including spaces for group fitness classes, are limited to the number of people able to fit in the space while maintaining 3 metre distance from each other at all times.
  • Pools, steam rooms, saunas, and hot tubs within a fitness facility may operate at one-third capacity (2 metre distance between households)
  • Trainers and instructors may be able to come within 3 metres distance of a client/participant for brief moments to correct form or help demonstrate. However, they must be masked during the interaction and sanitize hands before and after.
  • Masking is:
    • no longer required for exercise but is strongly encouraged for all participants, especially during indoor exercise classes or in small spaces with limited ventilation
    • still required when not engaging in the fitness activity, such as while  moving between fitness equipment or changing in locker rooms

Outdoor fitness and recreation facilities

• Outdoor fitness classes and groups are allowed with no capacity limits, as long as 2 metres distance is maintained between members of different households at all times.
• Outdoor recreation facilities can open with no capacity limits, but 2 metres distance must be maintained between members of different households. Examples include: outdoor pools and spray parks, golf courses, tennis and pickleball courts, croquet pitches, running and bicycle tracks, velodromes.

Sport and recreation activities

• All indoor and outdoor sport and recreation activities are permitted provincewide, including:
  • team sports
  • group practices or training
  • games, competitions and league play
• Physical distancing is not required during game play or sports practice, but is required outside of play/practice.
• Masks are required for indoor sports that are primarily low-intensity physical activities (bowling).

Spectators

• Spectators can attend indoor and outdoor physical activities and performances:
  • 1/3 venue capacity for indoor activities (arenas, theatres) and for outdoor fixed-seated (grandstand) events
  • 150 people maximum for non-fixed seated events (this limit includes spectators, athletes/performers, production teams, referees and coaches)
  • 2 metres of physical distancing must be maintained at all times

Youth day and overnight camps

• Camps can operate with cohorts of 50 or fewer participants.
  • Cohort is a group of participants and staff who stay together for duration of camp
  • Camps can have multiple cohorts (no capacity limit) but cohorts must be separated at all times, including dining and activities
  • Participants should reside in the same accommodation as the rest of their cohort for the duration of their stay (no rotating)
• Masks are required in all communal indoor areas, but not in the accommodation area.

School activities

• Students may participate in physical, performance and recreation activities as part of their education program inside a school building or at an outdoor location, with no restrictions.

Professional sport organizations

• Professional sport organizations that have received an exemption can continue, as long as protocols are strictly followed.

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Indoor performance activities are permitted, including:
  • dancing, singing, acting or playing a musical instrument
  • rehearsals or theatrical performances

Additional safety requirements

• Performance activities can occur in any indoor or outdoor facility that is allowed to be open, with capacity limits.
• Masking:
  • is required while rehearsing and practicing indoor performance activities, including singing
  • is not required during the live performance (e.g., during filming or with a live audience)

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restriction

• Outdoor public gatherings (such as concerts and festivals) are permitted with up to 150 people.
• Outdoor fixed seating facilities (such as grandstands) are limited to 1/3 of their total seated capacity.

Additional safety requirements

• Masks must be worn indoors (going inside for snacks or to the washroom).

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Indoor and outdoor dining is permitted.
• 6 people per table maximum – different households can dine together at a table.
• Takeout, curbside pickup and delivery are encouraged.

Additional safety measures

• Contact information must be collected from one person of the dining party.
• Tables and dining parties must be 2 metres apart or separated by an impermeable barrier that will prevent droplet transmission.
• Individuals must stay seated with their dining party unless using the washroom, paying, or entering/exiting the facility. Masks must be worn indoors when not at your table.
• Liquor service ends at 11 pm.
• Dining must close by midnight.
• VLTs are permitted. No other forms of entertainment allowed (pool tables, live music, etc.).
• Dinner theatres are permitted at 1/3 capacity.

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Customer capacity limited to 1/3 of fire code occupancy, or 5 customers, whichever is greater. Staff are not included in this total.
• Shopping mall capacity limits exclude common area square footage.

Additional safety measures

• Curbside pick-up, delivery and online services are encouraged.
• Shop alone or only with the people you live with (see tips for shoppers).

Examples of retail services

• Retail businesses
• Shopping centres and malls
• Grocery stores, markets and pharmacies
• Clothing and sporting goods stores
• Computer and technology stores
• Hardware and automotive
• Liquor and cannabis
• Pet supply stores
• Gift shops

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restriction

• Entertainment businesses and entities can open with capacity limited to 1/3 of fire code occupancy. Examples include:
  • Casinos, bingo halls, gaming centres
  • Racing centres, horse tracks, raceways
  • Bowling alleys, pool halls
  • Art galleries and museums
  • Libraries
  • Science and interpretive centres
  • Amusement and water parks
  • Children’s play centres and indoor playgrounds
  • Movie theatres, auditoria and concert halls
• Nightclubs must remain closed until Stage 3.

Mandatory restriction – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• All personal and wellness services can open for appointments and walk-in service.
  • Services should be limited to one-on-one.
  • Businesses must follow all current public health guidance.
  • Home-based businesses must follow the restrictions for the type of service they provide.

Examples of personal services

• Esthetics, manicure, pedicure, body waxing, make-up
• Body, nose and ear piercing, and tattoos
• Artificial tanning and spray tanning
• Facial, eyebrow and eyelash treatments
• Cosmetic skin and body treatments
• Laser hair and tattoo removal
• Hairstyling and barbering

Examples of wellness services

• Floatation tanks
• Reflexology
• Colonic irrigation

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

The following services can remain open as long as public health orders and sector guidance is followed.

• Regulated health services, including:
  • physicians, dentists
  • physical therapists
  • optometrists
  • chiropractors
  • hearing aid practitioners
  • acupuncturists
  • naturopaths

• Non-regulated health services, including:
  • massage therapists (a prescription or referral is no longer required)
  • manual osteopaths
  • kinesiologists
  • athletic therapists

• Professional services, including:
  • lawyers
  • mediators
  • accountants
  • photographers

• Social services, including:
  • social, protective or emergency services
  • shelters for vulnerable persons
  • not-for-profit community kitchens, religious kitchens and soup kitchens

• Home-based businesses should follow the restrictions for the type of service they provide.

Mandatory – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Hotel, motel, hunting and fishing lodge facilities must operate by the same rules as restaurants, retail, fitness centres and pools (refer to sections above for details).
• Banquet halls, community halls and conference centres:
  • Permitted activities:
    • wedding ceremonies up to 20 people
    • funeral services up to 20 people
    • trade shows at 1/3 capacity
  • Prohibited activities:
    • Indoor wedding or funeral receptions (permitted outdoors only)

Mandatory and recommended restrictions – Effective June 10

Provincewide restrictions

• Working from home is recommended – but no longer mandatory – if the employer does not require the employee's physical presence to operate effectively.
• Employees must wear a mask in all indoor workplaces, except:
  • in work stations or where 2-metre distancing or adequate physical barriers are in place
  • a workplace hazard assessment determines there is a safety risk
• Any workplace with transmission of 3 or more cases will be required to close for 10 days. Work camps, essential and critical services are exempt.
• Any workplace that does not comply will be subject to enforcement.
• See workplace closures for more information.