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Restart plans and workplace guidelines by province

Please see below for restart plans and health and safety guidelines in various jurisdictions. If you are planning activities that you do not see covered in this list, please contact your Project Specialist.

Tides Canada has released Return to Work Guidelines.

As part of these guidelines, Projects are required to submit a completed safety plan to their Project Specialist at least three days before an in-person activity.

Click here for links to resources/templates for your jurisdiction.

British Columbia

Restart Plan

New Health and Safety Guidelines

COVID-19 Industry information

Handling Absences & Other Disruptions

COVID-19 Prevention and Risks

Protecting Workers at Large Industrial Camps During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 and Food Businesses

Ontario

Reopening Ontario after COVID-19

A Framework for Reopening our Province

IPAC Recommendations for Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19

Policy Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 and Ontario’s Human Rights Code – Questions and Answers

Sector	URL
General Guidelines	Backgrounder: Health and Safety Association Guidance Documents for Workplaces During the COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance on Health and Safety for Curbside Pick Up and Delivery Services during COVID-19 Guidance on Health and Safety for Executives and Management during COVID-19 Guidance on Health and Safety for Sales and Customer Service Representatives during COVID-19 Guidance on handling and receiving packages (all persons at work or at home) during COVID-19
Agriculture	Health and Safety Guidance for Agricultural Workers during COVID-19
Food Retail	Guidance on Health and Safety For Stock, Produce, Meat or Grocery Associates during COVID-19 Guidance on Health and Safety for Food Retail Sector during COVID-19
Forestry	Workplace Safety North Guidance on forestry during COVID-19
Health Care	Guidance During COVID-19 For Foodservice Workers In Healthcare Guidance During COVID-19 For Long Term Care Guidance During COVID-19 For Community Laboratory And Specimen Collection Centres
Hospitality	Guidance Hotel Reception, Room Service and Front Line Staff during COVID-19 Guidance on Health and Safety for Housekeeping and Laundry Employees during COVID-19
Maintenance	Guidance on Health and Safety For Maintenance and Facilities Maintenance Employees during COVID-19
Office	Guidance During COVID-19 For Employers of Office Settings Guidance on Health and Safety for Office Administration and Secretarial Staff during COVID-19 Guidance on Health and Safety for Office Sector during COVID-19
Tourism/Hospitality	Guidance on Health and Safety for Tourism and Hospitality Sector during COVID-19

Quebec

Deconfinement Planning, subject to changes in the pandemic, May 25, 2020

Gradual resumption of activities under the COVID-19-related pause

Occupational health and safety tools for employers and workers

COVID-19 Interim Recommendations by Industry

Alberta

Alberta's Relaunch Strategy

Guidance for reopening

Workplace Guidance for Business Owners

Guidance for Managers and Operators of Industrial Work Camps

COVID-19 and Human Rights

Information for Employers: Respiratory Viruses and the Workplace

Respiratory Protective Equipment – An Employer’s Guide

Daily Fit for Work Screening Protocol

Northwest Territories

Economic Recovery Plan

Public Health Orders

Emerging Wisely

Saskatchewan

Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan

Public Health Orders

COVID-19 Information for Businesses and Workers

Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Guidelines

Appropriate Use of PPE Guidelines

Cloth Mask Guidelines

Managing Staffing and Leave

Information for employers on COVID-19

Manitoba

Restoring Safe Services: Manitoba's Pandemic and Economic Roadmap for Recovery

Restoring Services: Phase One
Phase One of Manitoba’s economic recovery began on May 4, 2020.

Restoring Services: Phase 2
If the results of phase one of restoring services are positive, additional activities and business may restart or reopen in a limited manner.

Workplace Guidance for Business Owners

Guidance for Industry Sectors
A number of local and national organizations have developed materials to support different industry sectors through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Workplace Facemasks

Right to Refuse Dangerous Work

How the WCB is Responding to COVID-19