COVID19 COVID-19 - Ontario Self-Isolation Rule Flowcharts

NOTE: Ontario has changed their self-isolation rules which can now be found here.


*** HISTORICAL INFORMATION BELOW (Last Updated: January 2022) ***


This page contains historical flow charts to help better understand the Ontario self-isolation rules implemented at the end of December 2021 but are no longer in effect.

Ontario stopped providing COVID-19 testing to the general public and completely changed their isolation guidelines which can be confusing so I have created a flowchart to try and make things easier to understand. The flowchart is based on the rules provided by Ontario listed on the official site.

*NOTE: There is a separate school and child care screening tool from the province parents need to complete before a child attends each day. Even if a child does not meet the criteria to self-isolate, that may still not be allowed to attend school/child-care. Please see the COVID-19 school and child care screening form.  There is also a COVID-19 self-assessment tool for adults which asks some additional questions like recent travel.

This is broken down into 3 charts:
1) If you have symptoms
2) If you are a close contact to someone with symptoms or tested positive
3) If you have a positive test result

Ontario requests that people who qualify to stop self-isolating after 5 days should wear a mask, practice physical distancing, and follow all other public health measures if leaving home until day 10.

If you have symptoms

Symptoms Flow Chart

If you are a close contact to someone with symptoms or tested positive

Flow Chart Close Contact


If you have a positive test result

Flow Chart Positive Test
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