January 14, 2021
The situation around COVID-19 in Calgary is being effectively monitored, controlled and treated by the Public Health Agency of Canada and Alberta Health Services. These efforts are in collaboration with the World Health Organization and other international partners as new information around COVID-19 becomes available. For more traveller and visitor information related to Covid-19 please click here.
As of Jan. 18, with masking and appropriate distancing:
- Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed, however indoor gatherings remain prohibited;
- Personal wellness services including hair salons, barbershops, manicure and pedicure services and tattoo and piercing services will be able to open by appointment only; and
- Funerals will be permitted to host up to 20 people.
The following restrictions remain in effect:
- All restaurants and bars may remain open for takeout and delivery only and must stay closed to in-person dining;
- Retail, including malls, may remain open but at 15 percent of fire code capacity. Food courts may remain open for takeout only;
- Fitness centres, pools and spas must remain closed;
- Attractions, museums, libraries, amusement parks, camps and galleries must remain closed;
- Hotels and accommodations will remain open to customers with reservations;
- Casinos must remain closed;
- Working from home continues to be required for all non-essential businesses;
- Indoor and outdoor gatherings are limited to those in the same household;
- Faith services remain limited to 15 per cent of capacity; and
- Banquet halls, conference centres, concert venues and sport venues must remain closed.
The COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the Canada-U.S. land border will remain in effect until February 21 at least. The current agreement on the U.S.-Canada border closure to non-essential travel was first imposed in March and has been renewed every month since.
As of January 7, 2021, Transport Canada requires that all guests entering Canada from international destinations, five years of age and over, to present a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding.
We are committed to keeping this information up-to-date to help travellers make the best possible decisions.