Ministry Guidance and Regulations
Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopen is a three-step plan to safely and gradually lift public health measures.
For an overview of rules in each step, visit the Roadmap.
- Rules for Step 1 - Ontario Regulation 82/20
- Rules for Step 2 - Ontario Regulation 263/20
- Rules for Step 3 - Ontario Regulation 364/20
- COVID-19 public health measures and advice
- Ontario Newsroom
WDGPH Section 22 Class Order – Face Coverings
Vaccine Information For Workplaces
- COVID-19 Vaccine: five things you need to know
- COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet: How do the vaccines work? (Version 1)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet: How do the vaccines work? (Version 2)
- COVID-19 Vaccine poster
- PHO: What You Need to know about mRNA Vaccines
- PHO: What You Need to Know about Viral Vector Vaccines
- PHAC: The facts about COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccine Videos
- PHAC’s How Were COVID-19 Vaccines Developed So Quickly?
- PHAC’s How Do I Know COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe?
- PHAC’s Do COVID-19 Vaccines Have Side Effects?
- PHAC’s How Do COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work?
- PHAC’s How Do I Know COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe Without Long-Term Data?
Workplace Safety Plan
Most businesses are required to have a safety plan and make it available upon request. Visit the COVID-19 response framework to determine if your business is required to have a workplace safety plan.
Screening Tool for Workplaces
- Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Screening Tool for Businesses and Organizations (Screening Patrons)
- Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Worker and Employee Screening (scroll to the bottom for printable version)
- Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Customer Screening (scroll to the bottom for printable version)
Rapid Antigen Testing Information
WDGPH Guidance Documents
- WDGPH COVID-19 Testing & Clearance Guidance for Workplaces
- Guidance for High-Risk Contacts of a Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case
- Guidance for Household Contacts of Individual with COVID-19 Symptoms
Guidance Documents
- Develop your COVID-19 workplace safety plan
- COVID-19 Safety Checklists for Workplaces
- COVID-19 Sector-Specific Guidelines
- COVID-19 Guidance for Essential Workplaces
- COVID-19 Guidance: Workplace Outbreaks
- COVID-19 Guidance: Considerations for Rapid Antigen Screening
Posters
- WDGPH COVID-19 Poster for businesses - STOP before entering (Section 22 class order)
- WDGPH COVID-19 Poster for businesses - STOP before entering (simplified instructions)
- WDGPH COVID-19 Poster for businesses FRENCH version-Stop before entering (simplified instructions)
- Ministry of Labour: Your break is not a break from COVID safety
- Ministry of Labour: Keep it to yourself during COVID
- Ministry of Labour: COVID should not be on the menu at lunch
- Ministry of Labour: COVID-19 Posters for Workplace
Safety Control Measures
- Disinfectants and Hand Sanitizers
- Physical Barriers for COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Commercial Settings
- PPE in the Workplace
Collecting Patron Information
Most establishments are required to record the name and contact information of every patron that enters an establishment, including, but not limited toa meeting and event space, a personal service setting, dine-in services, facilities for sports and recreational activities, cinemas or performing arts venues, casinos and gaming establishment, tour guide services. Operators must maintain these records for at least one month.
Financial, Mental Health & Other Supports
More resources for workplaces
- PHAC: Risk mitigation tool for workplaces/businesses operating during the COVID-19 pandemic
- PHAC: Risk mitigation tool for gatherings and events operating during the COVID-19 pandemic
- PHAC: Advice for Essential Retailers During COVID-19 Pandemic
- PHAC: Coronavirus disease: Being prepared: For workplaces
- Physical Barriers for COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Commercial Settings
- Carpooling Etiquette (Commute Ontario)
- Preventing COVID-19 in the workplace: Employers, employees and essential service workers fact sheet
- Click on the tabs to the right and visit Ministry resources to prevent COVID-19 in the workplace and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Pandemic (COVID-19) tip sheets to find more resources specific to your business sector.
- If employers have questions, WDG Public Health can assist by informing current policies.
- The Government of Ontario has made changes to legislation around meetings and business operations to help businesses follow physical distancing guidelines
Government of Canada
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COVID-19: Your rights and responsibilities as an employee (includes info for managers)