Requirements

Must wear face covering in any indoor, enclosed, or substantially enclosed public places (e.g. businesses, malls, churches, government buildings, etc.) and public vehicles, as well as transit centres and LRT platforms

Exemptions

• Children under age 2
• People “unable to wear a face covering due to a mental or physical concern or limitation, or protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act”
• People who cannot wear or remove mask without assistance
• People eating or drinking in designated seating areas, or as part of a religious ceremony
• People engaged in physical exercise or water activities
• People providing care or assistance to a person with a disability, where a mask would hinder that caregiving or assistance
• People engaging in services requiring the temporary removal of the mask
• Schools and educational facilities
• Childcare facilities
• Hospitals and healthcare facilities
• Areas accessed exclusively by employees, if physical barriers or physical distancing procedures are in place
• Individuals may self-identify that they are exempt, no proof or detail are required

Bylaw

https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/emergency_preparedness/covid-19.aspx

Bylaw 19408/19491

Updated as of February 16, 2021