As of July 1, Albertans are now free to gather indoors and outdoors, places of worship and businesses can operate at full capacity, the provincial mask mandate is repealed, and people can safely get back to doing all of the activities they enjoy.

To date, 72.8 per cent of eligible Albertans have received their first dose of vaccine, and 42.4 per cent have received both doses, offering a strong level of community protection in the province. Alberta Health estimates that 50 per cent of eligible Albertans will be fully immunized by July 6.

Mandatory isolation and quarantine rules remain in place, and masking is still required in hospitals, continuing care, mass transit, ride shares, and taxis.

All COVID-19 restrictions are now lifted unless otherwise indicated. Health officials have created a general guidance document (General guidance for COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses) for all sectors to help Albertans safely transition into Stage 3.

Limited measures will remain in effect to protect continuing care and acute care settings, and to offer additional safeguards until all Albertans have had the opportunity to receive their second dose of vaccine.

  • Confirmed cases of COVID-19 are still required to isolate for 10 days.
  • Close contacts of confirmed cases are still required to quarantine. Quarantine length continues to be based on vaccination status.
  • Protective measures in continuing care settings remain in effect.

Masking will continue to be required in limited and specific settings:

  • Continuing care and acute care settings.
  • Public transit, taxis and ride sharing.

Albertans may wish to consider individual risk factors and choose to wear masks in other public indoor settings.

More details can be found at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/

Information provided by Alberta Health Services