BC to Relax COVID-19 Restrictions on Social Gathering and Capacity Limits

Masks and vaccine passports will still remain in place

B.C. provincial health officer Bonnie Henry speaks during a COVID-19 update news conference in Vancouver on Feb. 1, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

The British Columbia government will relax most COVID-19 restrictions on social gathering and capacity limits on Feb. 16 at 11:59 p.m., the province’s health officials said.

Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry announced the decision in a press conference on Feb. 15, saying that the province is now shifting to a “long-term COVID-19 management strategy.”