Public Health Agency of Canada

Guidelines, policies and standards from the Public Health Agency of Canada that Infection Prevention and Control professionals may use to support their own documentation and best practices.

DATE	GUIDELINES & STANDARDS
2026	Canada’s Pandemic Preparedness Plan Exercise Program: Concepts & Objectives Meeting Programme d’exercice du plan canadien de préparation en cas de pandémie: Réunion sur les concepts et les objectifs
2026	Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) Infection Prevention and Control in Canadian healthcare settings
2021	Healthcare infection prevention and control guidelines
2019	Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Ebola Virus Disease in Healthcare Settings Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Prehospital Care and Ground Transport of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease Guideline on the Prevention of Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses from Infected Healthcare Workers in Healthcare Settings
2019	CPHO Health Professions Forum Cannabis Harm Reduction: Toolkit to Educate Health Professionals Canada’s Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines Recommandations canadiennes pour l’usage du cannabis à moindre risque Cannabis and your health: 10 ways to reduce risks when using Le cannabis et votre santé: 10 façons de réduire les risques lors de la consommation Cannabis in Canada Cannabasics CAMH Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines
2018	CPHO Spotlight Report on Eliminating Tuberculosis in Canada Pleins feux de l’ACSP sur l’élimination de la tuberculose au Canada
2015	Federal Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and Use
2015	Canadian Biosafety Standard (CBS), Second Edition
2014	Critical Appraisal Toolkit
2014	Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 7th Edition; Chapter 15 – Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Transmission in Health Care and Other Settings
2014	Canadian Immunization Guide (evergreen edition)
2013	Clostridium difficile Infection – Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Long-term Care Facilities
2013	Clostridium difficile Infection – Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Acute Care Settings
2013	Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Assessment and Educational Tools
2012	Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Settings
2012	Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings
2012	Seasonal Influenza – Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Home Care Settings
2011	Annex F: Prevention and Control of Influenza during a Pandemic for All Healthcare Settings
2011	Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy
2010	Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Healthcare Workers in Acute Care and Long-term Care Settings – Seasonal Influenza
2010	Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Healthcare Workers in All Healthcare Settings – Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli
2007	Classic Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease in Canada
2002	Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care