Additional health measures will be eased for restaurants, indoor fitness and some children’s activities, effective Feb. 8.

Step 1 of Alberta’s four-step framework to ease restrictions is based on a COVID-19 hospitalization benchmark of 600, including intensive care patients. This benchmark was reached on Jan. 28.

The full, four-step framework for easing restrictions can be viewed here.

school activities, such as physical education classes.

  • This will allow K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions to use off-site facilities to support curriculum-related educational activities.

    • Indoor fitness

    • Only one-on-one training is permitted for indoor fitness activities (e.g. fitness in dance studios, training figure skating on ice, one-on-one lessons).
    • One-on-one sessions cannot interact with others and there must be a minimum of three metres distance between sessions in the same facility.
    • Sessions have to be scheduled or by appointment.
    • No drop-in for individuals or groups is allowed.
    • No sports games, competitions, team practice, league play or group exercise of any kind.
    • Trainers must be professional, certified and/or paid trainers who are providing active instruction and correction. Passive supervision of a physical activity is not considered training.
    • Trainers should remain masked during the session; clients are not required to wear a mask while exercising.
    • More than one trainer and client ‘pair’ are allowed into the facility, studio, rink, court, pool, ice surface, etc., as long as:
      • Each trainer and client stays three metres away from all other trainers and clients at all times, including in entryways and exits.
      • Each trainer only interacts with their assigned client, and each client only interacts with their assigned trainer.
      • No interaction between clients or between trainers is allowed.
      • No ‘cycling through’ multiple trainers, as in circuit training.

    Restaurants, cafes and pubs

    • Restaurants, cafes and pubs must collect the contact information of one person from the dining party.
    • Up to a maximum of six people per table; individuals must be from same household or the two close contacts for people living alone.
    • Liquor service ends at 10 p.m.
    • In-person dining must close by 11 p.m.
    • No entertainment allowed (e.g., no VLTs, pool tables, live music, etc.)

    Information provided by the Government of Alberta.