Alberta Aims To Be "Open For Summer" But Is Your Organization Ready?

On May 26, 2021, the Government of Alberta announced its " Open for Summer Plan," aimed at easing public health restrictions as vaccination rates rise and hospitalization rates fall within the Province.

Stages of the Open for Summer Plan

The Open for Summer Plan involves three stages of reopening and the easing of public health measures in Alberta. Although the Province has provided projected timelines for each stage of reopening, the stages are triggered based on vaccination rates (i.e., percentage of eligible Albertans aged 12 or older who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine) and hospitalization rates:

• Stage 1 commences two weeks after a 50% vaccination rate is reached and COVID-19 hospitalizations are below 800 and declining;