Step Two of Saskatchewan Re-opening begins June 20

Saskatchewan’s summer will begin on a high note with Step Two of the Re-opening strategy taking effect on Sunday, June 20.

Saskatchewan reached the Step Two threshold on Victoria Day when 70 per cent of provincial residents aged 30 and over received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

So, with Step One of the strategy taking effect on Sunday, May 30, the province is already looking ahead to the second stage of relaxed restrictions. Step One: Sunday, May 30

Step One of the re-opening roadmap will commence three weeks after 70 per cent of residents age 40 and above have received their first dose, and once vaccine eligibility has opened to all adults age 18 and older across the province.

Step One will see the cautious easing of public health measures across the province, including bringing Regina and the surrounding communities in line with public health orders that apply to the rest of the province. Changes to public health orders in Step One will include:

- Restaurants and bars open, maximum of six at a table, two metres or structural barriers between tables, dance floors and buffets remain closed, VLTS may re-open;

- 30 per cent of capacity or 150 people, whichever is less, at places of worship, with physical distancing between households;

- Group fitness classes involving intense training, like aerobics and spin, can resume, with three metres between participants;

- Current restrictions remain in place for retail, personal care services, event facilities, casinos, bingo halls, theatres, art galleries, libraries and recreational facilities;

- Current protocols remain in place for primary, secondary and post-secondary education and for childcare;

- Limit of 10 people at private indoor and outdoor gatherings, including household gatherings;

- Limit of 30 people at public indoor gatherings;

- Limit of 150 people at public outdoor gatherings; and

- Current province-wide masking mandate remains in place.

Step Two: Sunday, June 20

Step Two of the re-opening roadmap will commence three weeks after 70 per cent of residents age 30 and above have received their first dose, with at least three weeks passing since the commencement of Step One. Public health measures in Step Two are planned to be eased as follows:

- No capacity thresholds on retail and personal care services, must maintain an occupancy that allows for physical distancing;

- Restaurants and bars will have no table capacity thresholds, must maintain two metres of physical distancing or structural barriers between tables, dance floors and buffets remain closed;

- 150 person maximum capacity at event facilities, casinos, bingo halls, theatres, art galleries, libraries and recreational facilities, must maintain an occupancy that allows for physical distancing, restaurant guidelines apply at venues that serve food;

- No change from Step One at gyms and fitness facilities, primary, secondary and post-secondary education and childcare;

- All remaining restrictions on youth and adult sports will be lifted;

- Limit of 15 people at private indoor gatherings, including household gatherings;

- Limit of 150 people at public indoor gatherings and private and public outdoor gatherings; and

- Current province-wide masking mandate remains in place.

The full provincial re-opening strategy can be found at saskatchewan.ca/re-open-roadmap.