Interim recommendations

Série de recommandations portant sur une ou des questions spécifiques et informée par les données scientifiques disponibles tout en ne comportant pas de synthèse ou revue des connaissances, par l’examen des recommandations issues d’autorités sanitaires québécoises, canadiennes et internationales et incluant une consultation ou un consensus d’experts.

COVID-19: Delivery Workers - Preventive measures in the Workplace

This document presents the preventive measures to be applied by delivery workers (packages, restaurant delivery, groceries, etc.) in order to protect the health of employees and those who frequent the workplace. These measures apply when sustained community transmission has been confirmed by public health authorities.

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COVID-19: Police and Security Agencies - Preventive measures in the Workplace

This document presents the preventive measures to be applied by Police and Security Agencies in order to protect the health of employees and others in the workplace. These measures apply when sustained community transmission has been confirmed by public health authorities.

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COVID-19: Movers - Preventive Measures in the Workplace

These recommendations aim to protect workers (movers) who have to enter homes, as well as clients, their relatives and the general population by reducing the risk of spreading the virus. Preventive measures must be implemented for all moves. Although risk of transmission by surfaces and objects exists, it is currently considered to be minor in the overall context. In the context of a move, the main risk for movers is to have close contact within two meters.

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Aerosol-Generating Medical Interventions on Suspected and Confirmed Cases of COVID-19

These recommendations apply to aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) carried out on suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. In contexts of sustained community transmission, a risk assessment must be carried out to determine whether these recommendations shall also apply during AGMPs on individuals who are asymptomatic or have unknown COVID-19 status.

(See Section 4: AGMP management for patients determined to be at no risk of having COVID-19 [ “cold patients”])

A table…

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COVID-19: Temporary foreign workers in Preventive Isolation (Quarantine)

This information sheet replaces publication 2962: Reception of Temporary Foreign Workers to Support Agri-Food Activities

These measures apply when community transmission is confirmed by public health authorities. Based on current knowledge, it is known that COVID-19 can be transmitted by presymptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic carriers of the disease. Preventive measures are therefore recommended at all times.

The prevention measures recommended by the…

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Temporary Foreign Workers Exempt From Federal Quarantine

The Canadian Quarantine Act provides exemptions from quarantine upon arrival in Canada for temporary foreign workers who are deemed by the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada to provide an essential service. It is the responsibility of the host company to verify that the temporary foreign workers it employs meet the exemption criteria. Workers may only be exempt from quarantine if they have no symptoms upon arrival. Despite this exemption, companies and the ETFWs they bring in as…

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