Right now, using your COVID sense means getting vaccinated, wearing masks and continuing your COVID-19 safety steps.
Updated August 26, 2021
Follow the province-wide restrictions in effect.
BC's Restart is a careful, four-step plan to bring B.C. back together. Getting vaccinated is the most important tool supporting our restart.
Get your COVID-19 vaccine.
Anyone 12 years and older can walk in and get a COVID-19 vaccine or register to book their first or second dose appointment online through Get Vaccinated. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine. Find out tips on how to talk to your friends and family about the COVID-19 vaccine.
By order of the Provincial Health Officer, proof of vaccination will be required to access some events, services and businesses. Starting September 13, you must have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. By October 24, you must be fully vaccinated. Learn more at the Government of B.C. website.
Wear a mask.
As of Wednesday, August 25, 2021, masks are required in all indoor public spaces to help slow the transmission of COVID-19 as we approach the fall and respiratory illness season.
Regardless of vaccination status, masks must be warn in indoor settings. Visit our masks page for more details.
Continue your other COVID-19 safety behaviours
- Stay home if you feel sick or have any sign of illness.
- Get tested immediately if you or anyone in your family feels sick. If you have been tested for COVID-19, you must self-isolate while you wait for your results.
- Wash your hands often.
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Practice physical distancing by keeping two meters (six feet) away from others.
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Limit your time in common or shared spaces.
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Avoid crowded places.
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Bring fresh air indoors by opening windows and doors or using mechanical ventilation.
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Check before you travel for recreation within Canada
Please continue to be respectful of people, communities, workers and businesses all working hard to keep us all safe.