COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
Last updated on September 4, 2024
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Orders and notices
You must follow PHO orders.
Orders
- Reconsideration Decision - Availability of Section 43 Requests (PDF, 354.3KB)
- PHO COVID-19 emergency order rescinded - July 25, 2024 (PDF, 340.5KB)
- Registered Nurse and Registered Psychiatric Nurse Public Health Pharmacotherapy – September 16, 2020 (PDF, 227KB)
Guidance
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is the best source for comprehensive COVID-19 information and guidance.
If you are an employer and need guidance on safe operations, WorkSafeBC is the best source of information.
Archived orders
Face coverings
Preventive measures
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- Residential Care COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – October 5, 2023 (PDF, 502KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Preventive Measures - April 6, 2023 (PDF, 495KB)
- Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures - April 6, 2023 (PDF, 542KB)
- Residential Care Facilities Staff Information Collection – December 16, 2022 (PDF, 425KB)
- Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – September 12, 2022 (PDF, 562KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Preventive Measures – September 12, 2022 (PDF, 510KB)
- Health Professionals COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information – June 10, 2022 (PDF, 477KB)
- Health Professionals COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – March 7, 2022 (PDF, 457KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information – February 28, 2022 (PDF, 412KB)
- Post-secondary Institution Housing COVID-19 Preventive Measures – February 18, 2022 (PDF, 464KB)
- Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – November 18, 2021 (PDF, 613KB)
- Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – November 9, 2021 (PDF, 594KB)
- Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – October 21, 2021 (PDF, 524KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Preventive Measures – October 21, 2021 (PDF, 517KB)
- Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures PHO Order – October 14, 2021 (PDF, 526KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Preventive Measures PHO Order – October 8, 2021 (PDF, 513KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information – October 6, 2021 (PDF, 506KB)
- Residential Care COVID-19 Preventive Measures PHO Order – October 4, 2021 (PDF, 506KB)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures Order – September 27, 2021 (PDF, 500KB)
- Post-secondary Institution Housing COVID-19 Preventive Measures – September 9, 2021 (PDF, 440KB)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures Order – September 9, 2021 (PDF, 500KB)
- Residential Care Staff COVID-19 Preventive Measures PHO Order – September 2, 2021 (PDF, 444KB)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures Order – August 31, 2021 (PDF, 512KB)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures Order – August 20, 2021 (PDF, 513KB)
- Visitation and Visitor Appeal and Review – February 5, 2021 (PDF, 289KB)
- Read related Ministry of Health guidance
- Guidelines for Request for Reconsideration (Exemption) Process – October 8, 2021 (PDF, 420KB)
- Medical Deferral Form – March 23, 2022 (PDF, 693KB)
- Medical Reporting Form: COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Deferral – September 13, 2022 (PDF, 636KB)
Prevention regional measures
Gatherings and events
- Gatherings and Events – March 10, 2022 (PDF, 499KB)
- Gatherings and Events – February 16, 2022 (PDF, 522KB)
- Gatherings and Events – January 27, 2022 (PDF, 571KB)
- Gatherings and Events – January 17, 2022 (PDF, 548KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 22, 2021 (PDF, 548KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 3, 2021 (PDF, 480KB)
- Gatherings and Events – November 16, 2021 (PDF, 483KB)
- Variance of Gatherings and Events & Food And Liquor Serving Premises Orders to Suspend Reconsideration re Proof of Vaccination – November 12, 2021 (PDF, 307KB)
- Gatherings and Events – October 25, 2021 (PDF, 422KB)
- Gatherings and Events – September 10, 2021 (PDF, 417KB)
- Gatherings and Events – July 7, 2021 (PDF, 305KB)
- Gatherings and Events – June 30, 2021 (PDF, 244KB)
- Gatherings and Events – June 22, 2021 (PDF, 448KB)
- Gatherings and Events – June 17, 2021 (PDF, 450KB)
- Gatherings and Events – June 15, 2021 (PDF, 442KB)
- Variance: Inside Worship Services – June 6, 2021 (PDF, 224KB)
- Variance: Outside Worship Services – June 6, 2021 (PDF, 259KB)
- Gatherings and Events – June 6, 2021 (PDF, 506KB)
- Gatherings and Events – May 28, 2021 (PDF, 425KB)
- Indoor Exercise Requirements – May 27, 2021 (PDF, 462KB)
- Variance: Indoor Worship Services – May 26, 2021 (PDF, 191KB)
- Variance: Outdoor Worship Services – May 26, 2021 (PDF, 226KB)
- Gatherings and Events – May 26, 2021 (PDF, 453KB)
- Variance: Outdoor Worship Services – March 23, 2021 (PDF, 250KB)
- Gatherings and Events – May 7, 2021 (PDF, 414KB)
- Requirements: Indoor Individual Exercise – May 7, 2021 (PDF, 367KB)
- Gatherings and Events – March 31, 2021 (PDF, 465KB)
- Requirements: Indoor Individual Exercise – March 31, 2021 (PDF, 352KB)
- Variance Suspension: Indoor Worship Services on Four Days – March 29, 2021 (PDF, 207KB)
- Gatherings and Events – March 24, 2021 (PDF, 465KB)
- Public Health Guidelines for Group Low Intensity Exercise – December 14, 2020 (PDF, 490KB)
- Variance: Indoor Worship Services on Four Days – March 25, 2021 (PDF, 232KB)
- Gatherings and Events – March 18, 2021 (PDF, 464KB)
- Gatherings and Events – March 12, 2021 (PDF, 447KB)
- Gatherings and Events – February 10, 2021 (PDF, 450KB)
- Gatherings and Events – February 5, 2021 (PDF, 447KB)
- Gatherings and Events – January 8, 2021 (PDF, 447KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 24, 2020 (PDF, 444KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 15, 2020 (PDF, 362KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 9, 2020 (PDF, 360KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 4, 2020 (PDF, 357KB)
- Gatherings and Events – December 2, 2020 (PDF, 356KB)
- Gatherings and Events – November 10, 2020 (PDF, 340KB)
- Gathering and Events – October 30, 2020 (PDF, 334KB)
- Gatherings and Events – October 9, 2020 (PDF, 231KB)
- Gatherings and Events – September 18, 2020 (PDF, 250KB)
- Gatherings and Events – August 7, 2020 (PDF, 226KB)
- Gatherings and Events – July 27, 2020 (PDF, 206KB)
- Mass Gatherings – May 22, 2020 (PDF, 196KB)
- Mass Gatherings – March 16, 2020 (PDF, 202KB)
Immunization
- Emergency Medical Assistants Influenza Immunization – November 4, 2022 (PDF, 308KB)
- Regulated and Unregulated Health Professionals SARS-COV-2 Influenza Immunization – November 4, 2022 (PDF, 413KB)
- Regulated and Unregulated Health Professionals SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – January 9, 2022 (PDF, 467KB)
- Emergency Medical Assistants SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – January 9, 2022 (PDF, 295KB)
- Regulated and Unregulated Health Professionals SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – March 24, 2021 (PDF, 458KB)
- Emergency Medical Assistants SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – March 18, 2021 (PDF, 289KB)
- Regulated and Unregulated Health Professionals SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – March 14, 2021 (PDF, 448KB)
- Emergency Medical Assistants SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – March 14, 2021 (PDF, 291KB)
- Regulated and Unregulated Health Professionals SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – February 23, 2021 (PDF, 401KB)
- Emergency Medical Assistants SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Order – February 23, 2021 (PDF, 295KB)
Food and liquor serving premises
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – March 10, 2022 (PDF, 490KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – February 16, 2022 (PDF, 476KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – February 7, 2022 (PDF, 498KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – January 17, 2022 (PDF, 482KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – December 22, 2021 (PDF, 481KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – December 12, 2021 (PDF, 450KB)
- Variance of Gatherings and Events & Food And Liquor Serving Premises Orders to Suspend Reconsideration re Proof of Vaccination – November 12, 2021 (PDF, 307KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – October 25, 2021 (PDF, 402KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – September 10, 2021 (PDF, 402KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 30, 2021 (PDF, 338KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 15, 2021 (PDF, 374KB)
- Guidance for Outside Dining Spaces – April 23, 2021 (PDF, 591KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – May 24, 2021 (PDF, 339KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – April 21, 2021 (PDF, 367KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – March 31, 2021 (PDF, 377KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – March 12, 2021 (PDF, 350KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – December 30, 2020 (PDF, 361KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – October 9, 2020 (PDF, 304KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – September 18, 2020 (PDF, 327KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – July 31, 2020 (PDF, 323KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – July 23, 2020 (PDF, 257KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 19, 2020 (PDF, 234KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 10, 2020 (PDF, 209KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – May 22, 2020 (PDF, 270KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – May 15, 2020 (PDF, 268KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – March 20, 2020 (PDF, 247KB)
Vending markets
Overnight camps for children or youth
Industrial camps
- Industrial Camps – July 7, 2021 (PDF, 388KB)
- Industrial Projects Within the Northern Health Authority Region – April 13, 2021 (PDF, 407KB)
- Industrial Camps – May 12, 2021 (PDF, 394KB)
- Industrial Camps – April 13, 2021 (PDF, 407KB)
- Delegation: Workplace Closures – April 11, 2021 (PDF, 319KB)
- Resource Sector Worksites and Industrial Camps in the Region of the Northern Health Authority – January 12, 2021 (PDF, 393KB)
- Industrial Camps – July 2, 2020 (PDF, 311KB)
- Industrial Camps – April 23, 2020 (PDF, 315KB)
- Delegation re Industrial Camps – April 23, 2020 (PDF, 219KB)
- Industrial Camps - July 8, 2022 (PDF, 398KB)
Travellers
Industrial projects restart
Personal service establishments
Long term care and assisted living staff assignment
- Vaccinated Staff: Variance of the Facility Staff Assignment Order – September 29, 2021 (PDF, 316KB)
- Vaccinated Staff: Variance of the Facility Staff Assignment Order – July 28, 2021 (PDF, 413KB)
- Long-Term Care Facility Staff Assignment – April 15, 2020 (PDF, 274KB)
- Health Care Labour Adjustment (COVID-19) – April 10, 2020 (PDF, 695KB)
- Facility Staff Assignment – April 10, 2020 (PDF, 244KB)
- Long Term Care Facility Staff Movement Limitation – March 27, 2020 (PDF, 227KB)
- Information Collection from Long Term Care Facility Staff – March 26, 2020 (PDF, 214KB)
- Long Term Care Facility Staff Movement Limitation – March 26, 2020 (PDF, 207KB)
Agricultural temporary foreign workers
Workplace safety
- Workplace Safety Order – March 10, 2022 (PDF, 395KB)
- Workplace Safety – February 16, 2022 (PDF, 413KB)
- Workplace Safety – January 20, 2022 (PDF, 383KB)
- Workplace and Post-Secondary Institution Safety – June 14, 2021 (PDF, 360KB)
- Workplace and Post-Secondary Institution Safety – May 2, 2021 (PDF, 339KB)
- Workplace and Post-Secondary Institution Safety – April 21, 2021 (PDF, 345KB)
- Delegation: Workplace Closures – April 11, 2021 (PDF, 319KB)
- Workplace Safety – December 16, 2020 (PDF, 314KB)
- Workplace Safety Plans - May 14, 2020 (PDF, 188KB)
Medical Health Officer Orders And Notices
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – December 24, 2021 (PDF, 185KB)
- Gathering and Events Regional Measures (COVID-19) Order for Fraser Health Authority – September 28, 2021 (PDF, 352KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – December 9, 2021 (PDF, 216KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – November 30, 2021 (PDF, 213KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – November 18, 2021 (PDF, 148KB)
- Gatherings and Events – Interior Health COVID-19 Order – September 13, 2021 (PDF, 472KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – November 9, 2021 (PDF, 151KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – October 21, 2021 (PDF, 149KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – October 15, 2021 (PDF, 123KB)
- Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – September 7, 2021 (PDF, 106KB)
- Indoor Exercise – Interior Health Requirements – August 27, 2021 (PDF, 450KB)
- Gatherings and Events – Interior Health COVID-19 Order – August 20, 2021 (PDF, 377KB)
- Mandatory Masks/Face Coverings – Interior Health COVID-19 Order – August 20, 2021 (PDF, 708KB)
- Indoor Exercise – Central Okanagan Requirements – August 13, 2021 (PDF, 954KB)
- Gatherings and Events – Central Okanagan COVID-19 Order – August 13, 2021 (PDF, 519KB)
- Food and Liquor Serving Premises – Central Okanagan COVID-19 Order – August 10, 2021 (PDF, 809KB)
- Gatherings and Events – Central Okanagan COVID-19 Order – August 9, 2021 (PDF, 510KB)
- Indoor Exercise – Central Okanagan Requirements – August 9, 2021 (PDF, 946KB)
- Mandatory Face Coverings – Central Okanagan COVID-19 Order – August 3, 2021(PDF, 850KB)
- Mandatory Face Coverings – Central Okanagan COVID-19 Order – July 30, 2021 (PDF, 800KB)
- Notice of Repeal of Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Northern Health Authority – January 19, 2021 (PDF, 94KB)
- Notice of Termination of Gathering and Events Regional Measures (COVID-19) Order for Fraser Health Authority – December 20, 2021 (PDF, 215KB)
- Notice of Repeal of Gatherings and Events COVID-19 Order for Interior Health Authority – December 1, 2021 (PDF, 213KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Food and Liquor Serving Premises – Central Okanagan COVID-19 Order – September 13, 2021 (PDF, 383KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Mandatory Masks/Face Coverings – Interior Health COVID-19 Order – September 1, 2021 (PDF, 384KB)
Other orders
- Delayed Return to School – December 31, 2021 (PDF, 375KB)
- Mink Farms — July 26, 2021 (PDF, 330KB)
- School Staff Member Vaccination Status Information Reporting – January 17, 2022 (PDF, 401KB)
- Coverage of Electoral Area J of the Cariboo Regional District – June 10, 2021 (PDF, 272KB)
- Advanced Care Paramedic and Critical Care Paramedic SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – May 2, 2021 (PDF, 222KB
- Health Authority Regulated Health Professionals SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – November 16, 2020 (PDF, 225KB)
- Midwives and Certified Practice Speech Language Pathologists SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – November 16, 2020 (PDF, 269KB)
- British Columbia Emergency Health Services SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – November 16, 2020 (PDF, 265KB)
- Licensed Practical Nurse Swabbing - May 7, 2020 (PDF, 172KB)
- Variance of Existing Orders to Suspend Reconsideration – April 21, 2021 (PDF, 273KB)
Other notices
- Residential Care Facilities Staff Information Collection Order – October 27, 2023 (PDF, 317KB)
- Notice of Repeal of Health Professionals COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information Order – July 14, 2023 (PDF, 291KB)
- Notice of Repeal of Delegation to Provincial Infection Prevention and Control Officers – July 8, 2022 (PDF, 182KB)
- Notice of Repeal of Industrial Projects within the Northern Health Authority Region – May 6, 2022 (PDF, 176KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Overnight Camps for Children and Youth Order – March 11, 2022 (PDF, 194KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Post-Secondary Institution Housing Preventive Measures Order — March 11, 2022 (PDF, 215KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Face Coverings Order — March 10, 2022 (PDF, 232KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Travellers and Employers Order – August 23, 2021 (PDF, 242KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Workplace and Post-Secondary Institution Safety Order – June 29, 2021 (PDF, 215.8KB)
- Notice of Repeal of the Workplace Safety Plans Order – June 29, 2021 (PDF, 192.1KB)
- Notice of Repeal of Variance of Existing Orders to Suspect Reconsideration - April 21, 2021
- Notice of Repeal of Visitation and Visitor Appeal and Review Order - February 5, 2021 (PDF, 185KB)
- Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) – August 26, 2020 (PDF, 70.8KB)
- Notice Declaring COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – March 17, 2020 (PDF, 148KB)
- Notice Declaring Overdose Public Health Emergency – April 14 2016 (PDF, 37.6KB)
Archived guidance
- Industrial Camps and Communicable Diseases Guidelines - July 8, 2022 (PDF, 638KB)
- Guidance for Food and Liquor Serving Premises – February 17, 2022 (PDF, 620KB)
- Guidance on the Creation of Facility Clusters – July 28, 2021 (PDF, 112KB)
- Guidance for Outdoor Assemblies, Rallies, and Protests – May 17, 2021 (PDF, 370KB)
- Guidance for Courthouse Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic – June 30, 2022 (PDF, 384KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – December 29, 2022 (PDF, 570KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – March 18, 2022 (PDF, 589KB)
- All Sector Work Camps Guidance - July 28, 2020 (PDF, 638KB)
- Guidance for Courthouse Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic – March 24, 2022 (PDF, 384KB)
- Public Guidelines for Request for Reconsideration (Exemption) Process – December 23, 2021 (PDF, 447KB)
- Guidance for Courthouse Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic – January 14, 2022 (PDF, 384KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – February 3, 2022 (PDF, 675KB)
- Guidance for Food and Liquor Serving Premises – February 7, 2022 (PDF, 630KB)
- Indoor Exercise, Fitness, & Dance Class Facility COVID-19 Guidance – January 27, 2022 (PDF, 370KB)
- Indoor Exercise, Fitness, & Dance Class Facility COVID-19 Guidance – January 19, 2022 (PDF, 383KB)
- Guidance for Food and Liquor Serving Premises – December 31, 2021 (PDF, 646KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – October 12, 2021 (PDF, 612KB)
- Guidance for Courthouse Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic & BC Restart Plan – June 30, 2021 (PDF, 401KB)
- Guidance for Food and Liquor Serving Premises – August 16, 2021 (PDF, 613KB)
- Public Guidelines for Request for Reconsideration (Exemption) Process – November 12, 2021 (PDF, 389KB)
- Public Form for Reconsideration (Exemption) Process – November 12, 2021 (PDF, 395KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – July 19, 2021 (PDF, 601KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – April 1, 2021 (PDF, 673KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – February 25, 2021 (PDF, 665KB)
- Ministry of Health – Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living – January 7, 2021 (PDF, 410KB)
- Guidance for Episodic Markets – June 24, 2021 (PDF, 657KB)
- Guidance for Retail Food and Grocery Stores – June 24, 2021 (PDF, 657KB)
- Guidance for Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 24, 2021 (PDF, 687KB)
- Guidance for Holding Low Risk Worship Services – June 15, 2021 (PDF, 427KB)
- Guidance for Holding Low Risk Stand-Alone Lifecycle Events – June 15, 2021 (PDF, 428KB)
Archived letters and statements
- Proof of Vaccination Checking for BC Electoral Boundaries Commission Hearings (PDF, 151KB)
- Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Industrial Project Workers (PDF, 94KB)
- Point of Care Testing for COVID-19 - Diagnostic Accreditation Program Accreditation and Test Results Reporting - July 15, 2022 (PDF, 75KB)
- Mask Use and Infection Prevention & Control Guidance for Health Professionals – April 1, 2022 (PDF, 177KB)
- Masks and Other Health Measures to Prevent COVID-19 to Human Rights Commissioner - March 31, 2022 (PDF, 560 KB)
- Rapid Point of Care Testing – July 30, 2021 (PDF, 75KB)
- Provincial Health Officer Statement for Employers on Transitioning from COVID-19 Safety Plans to Communicable Disease Plans – June 17, 2021 (PDF, 43KB)
- Rapid Point of Care Testing – March 16, 2021 (PDF, 195KB)
- Scope of Provincial Mask Use Policy – November 11, 2020 (PDF, 76KB)
- Testing Prior to Travel – July 30, 2020 (PDF, 77KB)
- Testing in Industry – June 17, 2020 (PDF, 193KB)
- Community Living BC: Guidance for COVID-19 – April 2, 2020 (PDF, 46KB)
- First Responders – March 18, 2020 (PDF, 654KB)
- Social Sector Stakeholders – March 18, 2020 (PDF, 130KB)