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British Columbia lifts most of its COVID-19 restrictions, allowing all businesses to reopen and operate at full capacity. Indoor gatherings and organized events are also permitted to operate without occupancy limits. However, provincial mandates requiring the use of vaccine cards for entry into businesses and the use of masks in indoor settings remain in effect.
2022-02-17

British Columbia announces that beginning from January 2022, the province will offering a booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine to people aged above 12 years old who have already received their second dose, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to do so.
2021-10-26

British Columbia announces that everyone working in long-term care and seniors’ assisted living facilities will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-October, becoming the first province in Canada to impose such a mandate.
2021-08-12

British Columbia reimposes a mask mandate and declares a COVID-19 outbreak in the Okanagan region following a rise of cases in Kelowna, Peachland, and Lake Country.
2021-07-28

British Columbia confirms 18 cases of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom and South Africa.
2021-02-1

British Columbia reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa.
2021-01-14

British Columbia reports their first case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from a man in Island Health who returned from the United Kingdom on December 15 and tested positive on December 19.
2020-12-27

British Columbia reports a record 717 new cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the provincial death toll to 310 and the total number of cases to 23,661.
2020-11-17

British Columbia reports a record of 617 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its total number of cases to 20,985.
2020-11-13

British Columbia reports a record 817 new cases over the weekend, including 317 new cases on Saturday, 293 on Sunday, and 207 on Monday. As a result, the provincial health officer Bonnie Henry announces plans to limit gatherings in private homes to no more than immediate household plus your “safe six," which refers to the six additional people in a household’s bubble.
2020-10-26