Schools to resume in-person learning on January 17

ONTARIO — Reports came out on Monday that Ontario will return their students to in-person learning effective Monday, January 17.

The province halted in-person learning after the Christmas break with an announcement on January 3, due to rising numbers of the Omicron variant.

At the time, it was announced that January 17 would be the target date for return to school, but would be dependent upon COVID case and hospitalization counts across the province. Ontario reported 16,528 new cases on Tuesday, January 10.

An official announcement from the government of Ontario was expected after the Sun’s press deadline.