Alberta Lifts Vaccine Passport Program, Other COVID-19 Restrictions

Children under 12 will no longer need to wear masks starting Feb. 14

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gives a COVID-19 update in Calgary on Feb. 8, 2022. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is ending the province’s COVID-19 vaccine passport requirement effective Feb. 9 and lifting other COVID-19 rules in three weeks.

Kenney said at a news conference on Feb. 8 that high vaccination rates, declining hospital cases, and a continued drop in the spread of the Omicron variant make it possible to end the passport program.