COVID-19 for health professionals: Infection prevention and control
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Guidance
We have developed infection prevention and control guidance and strategies to prevent or limit COVID-19 transmission in health care settings.
All health care settings
Acute care
- Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Interim guidance for acute healthcare settings
- Routine practices and additional precautions for preventing the transmission of infection in healthcare settings
Long-term care
- Interim guidance: Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 for long-term care homes
- Using ventilation and filtration to reduce aerosol transmission of COVID-19 in long-term care homes
Homecare
- At home: Using ventilation and filtration to reduce the risk of aerosol transmission of COVID-19
- Interim guidance: Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 for home care settings
Outpatient and ambulatory care
- Interim guidance: Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 for outpatient and ambulatory care settings
- Infection prevention and control recommendations for medical evacuation by aircraft of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 from remote and isolated communities in Canada's North
Personal protective equipment
There is an unprecedented demand and urgent need for products to help limit the spread of COVID-19. As a temporary measure, we are speeding up the authorization processes for personal protective equipment (PPE).
We are also allowing certain medical devices to be imported and sold that may not fully meet Canadian regulatory requirements. However, these devices are manufactured to comparable standards.
Learn more about personal protective equipment and strategies to reduce shortages, including reprocessing N95 respirators.
Training for contact tracing
Register for our free training courses on contact tracing. You will need to make an account before being able to register. Our series of courses supplement local training and onboarding. They are not a requirement to conducting work in your jurisdiction. Health professionals must follow local/regional policies and procedures for contract tracing.