Mask requirements
As outlined in the mask mandate order, masks are required for everyone in many public indoor settings. A face shield is not a substitute for a mask as it has an opening below the mouth.
There are exemptions for:
- People with health conditions or with physical, cognitive or mental impairments who cannot wear one
- People who cannot remove a mask on their own
- Children under the age of 12
- People who need to remove their masks to communicate due to a hearing impairment
Masks are required in many indoor public settings and all retail stores. This includes:
- Malls, shopping centers
- Grocery stores
- Airports
- Coffee shops
- On public transportation, in a taxi or ride-sharing vehicle
- Places of worship
- Libraries
- Common areas of post-secondary institutions, office buildings, court houses, hospitals and hotels
- Clothing stores
- Liquor stores
- Drug stores
- Community centers
- Recreation centers
- City Halls
- Restaurants, pubs and bars when not seated at a table
- Sport or fitness facilities when not working out