- New mandatory public health measures in effect April 6.
- Get vaccinated: Everyone 40+. Many 16+ with health conditions. Walk-ins for AstraZeneca.
Stop the spike
New health measures are in place to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 provincewide.
A Path Forward is a roadmap to help Albertans understand how restrictions will be eased in steps over the coming months. It outlines the sectors that will see gradual restriction changes at each step based on hospitalization benchmarks. Growth of cases and variants of concern will also guide decisions to further ease or increase restrictions.
Alberta returned to Step 1 on April 6. Additional restrictions for restaurants took effect April 9. Step 1 restrictions will remain in place until further notice.
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Gathering restrictions
COVID-19 remains a public health threat. Social gatherings are the top source of transmission.
All indoor social gatherings are prohibited. Outdoor social gatherings can have up to 10 people with 2 metre physical distancing between households. This will be enforced with $1,000 fines.
Business and service restrictions
Some businesses are required to temporarily close, reduce capacity or limit in-person access. Masks are mandatory in all indoor public places, indoor workplaces, and places of worship.
Public health measures are being eased in steps based on hospitalization benchmarks and declining cases. When cases rise sharply, additional restrictions are implemented, as occurred on April 6.
Each step sets a more predictable path for easing restrictions, while protecting the health system.
Once hospitalizations are within range of the benchmark and declining, and cases are remaining stable or declining, decisions to move to the next step will be considered. The lowest-risk activities in each sector will be considered for change first.
Moving between steps will happen at least 3 weeks apart to assess the impact on cases.
Learn more about hospital capacity during COVID-19.

Steps based on hospitalization benchmarks and declining cases
STEP 1 <600 hospitalizations and declining cases |
STEP 2 <450 hospitalizations and declining cases |
STEP 3 <300 hospitalizations and declining cases |
STEP 4 <150 hospitalizations and declining cases |
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Financial support
Canada’s COVID-19 economic response plan
Financial support programs are available to help people, families and businesses facing hardship as a result of COVID-19.
Small- and medium-enterprise relaunch grant
Funding is available for small- and medium-sized businesses, co-ops and non-profits impacted by COVID-19 to offset a portion of their costs.
Why restrictions are needed
Albertans have a responsibility to slow the virus's spread and make sure the health system can continue supporting patients with COVID-19 and many other needs.
There is a time lag between when people get infected and when new cases are identified. This means the cases we see today were infected up to 2 weeks ago.
We must work together to protect each other. The greater the community spread, the more likely it will infect our loved ones most at-risk of severe outcomes, including death.
What else you should do
Continue following existing public health measures to keep everyone safe:
- Stay 2 metres apart from others
- Wear a mask in public spaces, indoor workplaces and places of worship
- Practice good hygiene: wash your hands often and cover coughs and sneezes
- Monitor your symptoms every day
- If sick, stay home, get tested, and follow mandatory isolation requirements while waiting for results:
- if positive, isolate for 10 days or until symptoms are gone, whichever is longer
- if negative, stay home until you're better
- Download and use the ABTraceTogether contact tracing app when out in public
Enforcement
If you violate a public health order, you may be subject to a $1,000 fine. Additionally, you can be prosecuted for up to $100,000 for a first offense.
If you are concerned someone is not following public health orders, you can:
- remind them that not following orders is against the law and puts people at risk
- request service from AHS public health inspectors online or call 1-833-415-9179