The city of Toronto officially lift the state of emergency declared on March 23, 2020. 

City of Toronto removed face mask requirements in most settings. Masks will continue to be required in public transit vehicles and stations and other settings as shelters and long-term care homes.

Capacity limits removed in settings where proof of vaccination is required, such as restaurants, gyms and cinemas.

Indoor dining, gyms and other public indoor settings allowed to open at 50% capacity.

Schools, indoor dining and gyms closed; retail setting permitted at 50% capacity. 

Free rapid testing provided across the province and select LCBOs 

almost 85% of Toronto's residents 12+ has completed vaccination

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is pausing the lifting of capacity limits in remaining higher-risk settings

Toronto announced the Team Toronto Kids 5 to 11 year-olds vaccination plan readying the City for the expected approval and delivery of the vaccine for this age group later this month. The plan will provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations to more than 200,000 eligible five to 11 year-olds living in Toronto.

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has released a Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term, which outlines the province’s gradual approach to lifting remaining public health and workplace safety measures by March 2022.

Ontario government is making the enhanced vaccine certificate with official QR code and the free, made-in Ontario verification app, Verify Ontario, available for download.

With public health and health care indicators remaining stable or improving, the government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is cautiously lifting capacity limits in select indoor and outdoor settings where proof of vaccination is required, as well as certain outdoor settings that have a capacity below 20,000.

Toronto City Council approves extension of the city's mask bylaw into 2022

More than 75% of Toronto's residents 12+ has completed vaccination

Ontario government pauses reopening plan amid 4th wave and Delta variant

Ontario move into Stage 3 of reopening plan, five days ahead of schedule. 

Ontario move into Stage 2 of reopening plan, two days ahead of schedule. The decision comes after the province surpassed the vaccination targets set up for the Stage 3 of the plan. 

Ontario announces 3 step reopening plan for the province following the third wave of COVID-19, with the first step coming into effect on June 14, 2021.

Team Toronto Sprint Strategy surpasses 50 per cent vaccination coverage in hot spot postal codes, adding five more areas.

City of Toronto and vaccination partners have now administered at least a first dose of vaccine to 40 per cent of eligible Torontonians. In total, more than 1M people in Toronto received at least their first vaccine dose. 

The primary objective and principal public health benefit of the Order is to separate employees from one another in workplaces where transmission of COVID-19 is identified and linked to the location.

Schools across the province close to in-person learning.

City of Toronto reports highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases as Toronto moves into first weekend of new Stay-at-Home order.

City of Toronto urges all residents to follow new provincial order and stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19.

In person shopping opens at all retail subject to capacity limits, indoor religious ceremonies permitted with 15 percent capacity.

City of Toronto supporting provincial decision to permit outdoor dining in Grey – Lockdown Zone. 

City of Toronto supports moving Toronto into Grey Zone of provincial COVID-19 response framework.

City of Toronto supports provincial decision to keep Toronto in Shutdown Zone and subject to Stay-at-Home Order. 

Schools in Toronto reopen to in-person learning.

Temporary bylaw requiring masks in indoor public spaces extended to June 2021.

Among other measures, schools closed in Toronto along with other COVID-19 hotspots.  

Beginning December 26th, Ontario enters a strict province-wide lockdown forcing nearly all non-essential businesses to close. The lockdown is in effect until January 23rd.

Vaccination against COVID-19 begins in Ontario on December 15, with hospitals in Ottawa and Toronto splitting the province's first 6,000 doses.

The Province of Ontario announces further measures in Toronto to slow the spread of COVID-19 including closing all outdoor dining and patios, malls, indoor gyms, and hair salons. 

Ontario shuts down gyms, movie theatres, and indoor dining at restaurants in Toronto for the next 28 days.

TDSB begins its staggered elementary school reopening plan. Online school is delayed. Universities across the province reopen for online and in-person classes.

The Province of Ontario experiences the highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since June.  

The City of Toronto enters Stage 3 of provincial reopening, allowing for more businesses and services including gyms, indoor restaurant dining, and playgrounds.

Restaurant patios, hair salons, and indoor malls are allowed to reopen. The City of Toronto opens its summer day camps and ferry to Toronto Island Park.

The City of Toronto limits vehicular traffic on major streets and speeds up the installation of bike lanes.

Mayor John Tory announces in a city hall press conference that the pandemic will cost Toronto anywhere between $1.5 billion to $2.76 billion.

Along with Pride Parade, the city also cancels all events until the end of June.

The City of Toronto closes outdoor amenities in efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Mayor John Tory declares a state of emergency in Toronto. Publicly funded schools remain closed. 

Ontario bans all gatherings of more than 50 people. All restaurants and bars are closed, only to allow takeout and delivery. Toronto civic centres and city hall closes.

The Ontario government orders all publicly funded schools to remain closed after March break.

The Toronto Raptor's season comes to a pause. Other professional sports leagues, such as the NHL, soon follow suit.

Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health announces the province's first presumptive confirmed case of COVID-19.