BC’s Indoor Mask Mandate Expanded to Include Kids Aged 5 and Up

B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks at a press conference at the Legislature in Victoria on May 25, 2021. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Children aged five and older are now required to wear masks in B.C.’s indoor public spaces, the province’s health officer Bonnie Henry said Oct. 12.

The change is to align with masking rules in the province’s school system, which requires K to 12 students to wear masks in all indoor areas, Henry said in a press conference.