We would like to confirm that as per the government announcement on Friday, the exemption from the requirement to provide proof of vaccination in recreation facilities for youth aged 12-17 will be rescinded on December 20, 2021. This will now be consistent across the province. Please see the links to the announcement below.

Skate Ontario will be providing an opportunity window for a refund for skaters registered for a Skate Ontario event that has been impacted by this announcement. For those of you registered in upcoming events, you will be contacted directly through Uplifter on an event by event basis by Monday, December 20, 2021.

News Release:
EN: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001327/ontario-taking-action-to-protect-against-omicron-variant
FR: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/release/1001327/lontario-agit-pour-se-proteger-contre-le-variant-omicron

Backgrounder:
EN: https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1001329/responding-to-omicron-and-protecting-our-progress
FR: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/backgrounder/1001329/reagir-a-omicron-et-proteger-nos-progres