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Published April 2, 2026

Easter Weekend - What's Open and Closed

Triple threat this weekend with closures Friday, Sunday and Monday
What's open and closed, capacity restrictions under new COVID measures
  • Banks
  • Government offices
  • Schools
  • Canada Post
  • The Beer Store
  • LCBO
  • SOME grocery stores; see OPEN below
  • SOME drug stores; see OPEN below
  • Bayfield Mall
  • Georgian Mall
  • Kozlov Centre
  • Vaughan Mills

Some Drug Stores. Click below to check which locations are open and their hours:

SOME Grocery Stores. Click on the links below to check for open locations and their hours:

Farm Boy Barrie 

Kennedy's Lakeside Grocery Barrie

Food Basics

Foodland

FreshCo

Loblaws

Metro

NoFrills

Real Canadian Superstore

Sobey's

Zehrs

  • Orillia Square Mall - 11 am to 5 pm
  • Tanger Outlet Mall - 12 pm to 7 pm
  • Upper Canada Mall - 11 am to 6 pm
  • Convenience stores
  • Some gas stations
  • Movie theatres
  • Casino Rama
  • Gateway Casinos, Innisfil
  • Playtime Casino, Wasaga Beach
  • Simcoe County - regular collection
  • Barrie - regular collection
  • Orillia - there will be no collection on Friday, April 3. Friday’s collection will take place on Saturday, April 4.
  • Barrie - no service
  • Bradford - no service
  • Clearview - no service
  • Colltrans - regular service
  • Midland/Penetanguishene - no service
  • Orillia - no service
  • Simcoe County Linx - only Route 4, Collingwood to Wasaga Beach, will operate on a Sunday schedule
  • GO Transit - Saturday schedule

EASTER SUNDAY

CLOSED

  • Banks
  • The Beer Store
  • LCBO
  • SOME grocery stores; see OPEN below
  • SOME drug stores: see OPEN below
  • Georgian Mall
  • Bayfield Mall
  • Kozlov Centre
  • Upper Canada Mall
  • Vaughan Mills

OPEN

Some Drug Stores. Click below to check which locations are open and hours.

SOME Grocery Stores. Click on the links below to check for open locations and their hours:

Farm Boy Barrie 

Kennedy's Lakeside Grocery Barrie

Food Basics

Foodland

FreshCo

Loblaws

Metro

NoFrills

Real Canadian Superstore

Sobey's

Zehrs

  • Orillia Square Mall - 11 am to 5 pm
  • Tanger Outlet Mall - 11 am to 6 pm
  • Convenience stores
  • Some gas stations
  • Movie theatres
  • Casino Rama
  • Gateway Casinos, Innisfil
  • Playtime Casino, Wasaga Beach

PUBLIC TRANSIT

  • Barrie - no service
  • Bradford - no service
  • Clearview - no service
  • Colltrans - regular service
  • Midland/Penetanguishene - no service
  • Orillia - no service
  • Simcoe County Linx - only Route 4, Collingwood to Wasaga Beach, will operate on a Sunday schedule
  • GO Transit - Sunday schedule

EASTER MONDAY

CLOSED

  • Government offices
  • Schools
  • No mail delivery

OPEN

  • Malls
  • Most grocery stores
  • Drug stores
  • Banks
  • The Beer Store
  • LCBO
  • Convenience stores

GARBAGE COLLECTION

  • Simcoe County - Regular collection
  • Barrie - Regular collection
  • Orillia - there will be no collection on Monday, April 6. Collection this week will be delayed by one day.

PUBLIC TRANSIT

  • Barrie - regular service
  • Bradford - no service
  • Clearview - regular service
  • Colltrans - regular service
  • Midland/Penetanguishene - no service
  • Orillia - regular service
  • Simcoe County Linx - regular service
  • GO Transit - regular service

IS EASTER MONDAY A STAT HOLIDAY?

In Ontario, Easter Monday is not a statutory holiday. However, government offices, and schools are closed on Easter Monday.

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