{"id":32111,"date":"2021-06-21T14:17:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T18:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=32111"},"modified":"2021-06-22T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:18:13","slug":"albertans-free-to-worship-as-province-fully-opens-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2021\/06\/21\/albertans-free-to-worship-as-province-fully-opens-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta Set to Lift All Restrictions July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 43 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/release.cfm?xID=7940144E074DD-E72F-4915-342DE21DB9377300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alberta announced<\/a> that as of July 1 the province will move into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx#open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Step 3 of its Open for Summer Plan<\/a>. That means that \u201call restrictions [will be] lifted, including the ban on indoor social gatherings\u201d and \u201cthe general indoor provincial mask mandate will be lifted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/release.cfm?xID=7940144E074DD-E72F-4915-342DE21DB9377300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In his announcement<\/a>, the Premier described it as a &#8220;happy day&#8221; as he delivered great news that Alberta was &#8220;just two weeks away from getting our lives back to normal. This is an important milestone and a great achievement, but we will not stop here. We will keep administering first and second doses as quickly as possible so we\u2019re not just open for summer, but open for good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worship services can resume without capacity limits of only 15% or 1\/3, family gatherings can resume, bible studies and youth retreats can resume. This is exciting and welcome news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The province is moving forward since it has reached its Step 3 vaccination thresholds. In its reopening announcement, the government noted that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>70.2% of eligible Albertans have received their first dose<\/li><li>Over 25% of eligible Albertans have received two doses<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For comparison, Ontario (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1000367\/accelerated-second-dose-eligibility-continues-ahead-of-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as of June 17<\/a>) has reached the following thresholds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over 75% of eligible adults have received their first dose<\/li><li>Over 19% of eligible adults have received two doses<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario remains at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/laws\/regulation\/200082#BK12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Step 1<\/a>, with personal care services prohibited, no indoor social gatherings, places of worship limited to 15% (or unlimited outdoor, subject to physical distancing), no indoor dining, and household-only outdoor dining, excepting single-person households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario\u2019s Step 1 threshold was 60% of adults with one dose. Ontario\u2019s Step 2 threshold is 70% of adults with one dose and 20% fully vaccinated. Step 3 is 70-80% of adults with one dose and 25% fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike Alberta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/reopening-ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario\u2019s plan<\/a> provides no end point. There is no indication as to when all restrictions will be lifted, or specifics about what will be permitted under Step 3. The terminology used is \u201clarger\u201d gatherings, dining with capacity \u201cand other restrictions,\u201d personal care with limited capacity \u201cand other restrictions.\u201d Everything that is permitted will be \u201cwith restrictions\u201d and, unlike other provinces, there is no indication if or when Ontario will remove face covering mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further comparison, British Columbia (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/releases\/2021HLTH0042-001192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as of June 18<\/a>) has reached the following thresholds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>76.7% of eligible adults received their first dose<\/li><li>823,371 second doses have been administered<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/covid-19\/info\/restart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BC\u2019s Restart Plan<\/a>, it can move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/covid-19\/info\/restart#step-three\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Step 3 by July 1<\/a> if at least 70% of the 18+ population has received one dose, along with low case counts and declining hospitalizations. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/covid-19\/info\/restart#step-three\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Step 3<\/a> in BC, it is a \u201creturn to usual for indoor and outdoor personal gatherings,\u201d there is no limit for indoor or outdoor dining, all indoor fitness classes are allowed at usual capacity, and masks will not be required, only recommended. &nbsp;Religious worship services, which are usually included in the category of \u201corganized gatherings\u201d will have unspecified \u201cincreased capacity\u201d if protocols are followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/covid-19\/info\/restart#step-four\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Step 4<\/a> has an anticipated start date of September 7, with the same threshold considerations as Step 3 (70% adults with one dose, low cases, declining hospitalizations).. At that time there will be \u201cnormal social contact,\u201d masks will be solely a personal choice, workplaces \u201cfully reopened,\u201d \u201cnormal sport competitions with updated COVID-19 Safety Plans,\u201d and for organized gatherings (e.g. worship services) the plan simply says \u201cincreased capacity at large organized gatherings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details and links on where each province and territory is in its 2021 reopening plan, you can view this chart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Provincial-Territorial-Reopening-Plans.pdf\">Provincial-Territorial-Reopening-Plans<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Provincial-Territorial-Reopening-Plans.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 43 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Last week Alberta announced that as of July 1 the province will move into Step 3 of its Open for Summer Plan. 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