Ontario Joins Other Provinces in Delaying Return to School

An empty classroom is pictured at Eric Hamber Secondary school in Vancouver, B.C., on March 23, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press

Ontario is joining the majority of Canada’s provinces to delay the return to school due to rising COVID-19 cases.

Students in Ontario will return to classroom learning on Jan. 5, 2022, which will give schools extra time to put in place additional health and safety measures, including implementing additional masking options for students and educators and further improving air ventilation in schools, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore said in a press conference on Thursday.