Infection prevention and control

Communiqués

Access current ministry policies.

Routine practices

Learn more about essential IPC measures that health care workers need to take for all patient, resident and client interactions.

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Find training standards for health care workers to use PPE effectively and resources on managing PPE supplies during public health emergencies.

Additional precautions

Learn about supplementary IPC measures to prevent the spread of specific pathogens in health care settings.

Medical device reprocessing

Get familiar with provincial requirements and recommendations for cleaning and reusing medical devices.

Antimicrobial resistant organisms

Find resources about managing antimicrobial resistance.

Carbapenemase-producing organism

Learn more about provincial policy and guidance for managing certain types of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

Gastrointestinal infections outbreak management

Learn about ways to prevent the spread and manage outbreaks of gastrointestinal infections in health care facilities.

High threat pathogens

Learn about infection prevention and control measures for managing high threat pathogens such as viral hemorrhagic fevers.

Measles

Find key information about preventing the spread of measles.

Reportable communicable diseases

Learn about current reportable communicable and other infectious diseases.

Respiratory infections

Find provincial policy and guidance on preventing respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 and influenza in health care settings.

All health care facilities

Find guidelines for all health care facilities to prevent infections.

Acute care and ambulatory care

Learn about infection prevention and control in hospital acute care and ambulatory care settings, including emergency departments.

Home and community care

Learn about infection prevention and control practices for at-home care.

Long-term care and seniors' assisted living homes

Read more about guidelines to prevent infections among seniors in facility settings.

Primary care and community health providers

Read about infection prevention and control in community-based clinics.

Emergency evacuation

Learn about infection prevention and control during emergency evacuations. 

Industrial camps

Learn about the infection prevention and control measures that prevent the spread of infections in industrial camps.

Personal services