COVID-19 Resources for BC Public Agencies
Find more resources pertaining to COVID-19 below
BC Government
- Province takes unprecedented steps to support COVID-19 response
- COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
- Guidance on the State of Provincial Emergency and implications for local authorities under the Emergency Program Act
- Province secures safe shelter, supports for people living in major encampments
- Province supports local governments to hold public hearings electronically
- Guidance Material for By-election and Assent Voting During COVID-19
- Local Government Resource for COVID-19 - BC Behavioural Insights Group
- Province-wide restrictions by order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (Last updated: March 29)
BC Ministry of Health/BC Centre for Disease Control
- Advice for Emergency Services
- Advice for Essential Business
- Advice for Shops, Stores, and Malls
- Advice for Recreational Facilities
- Poster on how to Protect yourself from COVID-19
- Poster on how to Wash with Soap and Water
- Resources for BC Public Agencies
- 4 Key ways Local Governments and Indigenous Communities can Prepare for COVID-19
BC Municipal Safety Association
- Pandemic Exposure Control - COVID-19
- Municipal Best Practice Guidelines V4 - This document outlines essential safety protocols that municipalities may adopt as they restart or expand operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
First Nations Health Authority
Government of Canada
Harris and Company, Workplace Law and Advocacy
Immunization Rollout Plan
- B.C. moves to Phase 2 of COVID-19 immunization plan, protects seniors
- BC’s COVID 19 Immunization Plan: Phase 2
- Key Messages, Questions & Answers – Phase 2 B.C.’s Immunization Plan
- Vaccine appointments for seniors (Updated March 15)
- Front-line workers prioritized as COVID-19 vaccine rollout accelerates
- March 18 202 AZ-CS Program Immunization Plan PPT
- Immunize BC, pharmacists move up vaccines for ages 55-65 on Lower Mainland
- Get the AstraZeneca vaccine - Province of British Columbia
- BCCDC - After your vaccine
- Province shifts to Phase 3: millions to book vaccine appointments online
- Joint statement on B.C.'s COVID-19 response, latest updates
- Paid leave for workers to get COVID-19 vaccine
- Province shifts vaccine strategy to include high-transmission communities
- Website links for vaccine clinic locations:
- Northern Health
- Interior Health
- Fraser Health
- Vancouver Coastal
- Island Health
- In-language resources on VCH website
- COVID-19 vaccine information sheet: English | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese
- COVID-19 vaccine poster (registration and booking process): English | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese
- COVID-19 vaccine safety poster: English and Traditional Chinese | English and Simplified Chinese
- COVI9-19 vaccine info sessions held in partnership with S.U.C.C.E.S.S.: Cantonese | Mandarin (Note: These session were held in April. The most recent session was hosted by S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Richmond on May 1 and was geared toward new immigrants who are Mandarin-speaking. We are hoping to host another series of info session in the coming months, providing up-to-date info and preparing people for dose two.)
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Guidelines for Local Governments Operating under Emergency Program Act, Ministerial Order No. M083
- Municipal Budgeting, Taxation, and Financial Reporting During Covid-19
- Regional District Budgeting, Requisition, and Financial Reporting During Covid-19
- COVID-19: Harm Reduction and Overdose Response
- Information for Unsheltered People: Protect Yourself and Others
- Information to Help us all Stay Healthy
- Community Enforcement Support Officer Call Form
- Guidance for Open Meetings, Electronic Meetings and Timing Requirements for Bylaw Passage under Ministerial Order 192
- Province introduces new measures to enforce COVID-19 public safety (Ministerial Order No. 314)
- COVID-19 Updates for Local Governments & Improvement Districts
Municipal Insurance Association of BC
The Northern Development Initiative Trust
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia
- Extension of Time for Public Bodies to Respond to Access Requests
- Statement from BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner on freedom of information during the COVID-19 pandemic
Order of the Minister of Citizens' Services
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