COVID-19 restrictions, masks should be among the last things to go, experts say, even with high vaccination rates.That’s Ontario’s current plan – while it’s subject to change, the province anticipates lifting mask mandates in March 2022, after other measures like capacity limits and proof-of-vaccination requirements are already gone.This is more gradual than the approach taken by B.C.
and Alberta this summer. When they dropped their mask mandates – alongside a slew of other COVID-19 restrictions – cases went back up.
Both provinces have since reimposed masks in most indoor settings.“I think what happened in Alberta was predictable, but I think all of us really learnt from that experience, unfortunately, with the devastation that we’ve seen.