Ontario is ending its mask mandate in most indoor public settings and schools on March 21.

Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, made the announcement Wednesday morning.

"Removing the mask mandate does not mean the risk is gone, COVID-19 transmission is still occurring across the province and masks can help protect you and others from becoming infected from COVID-19," says Moore. 

Mandatory masking will still remain in hospitals, congregate care settings, the long-term care system, and users of public transit.

The mask mandate was the last COVID-19 restriction still in place in the province following Ontario lifting remaining capacity limits, and the proof of vaccination in most settings on March 1, 2022.

This is a developing story and more information will be provided once it becomes available.