National & International Guidance Documents
Canadian and International guidelines, policies and standards that Infection Prevention and Control professionals may use to support their own documentation and best practices for the managment of COVID-19.
Government of Canada
- COVID-19: Current Situation
- COVID-19 Symptoms and Treatments
- COVID-19 signs, symptoms and severity of disease: A clinician guide
- Respiratory infectious diseases: How to reduce the spread with personal protective measures
- COVID-19 Spread, prevention and risks
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Canada’s Response
- SARS-CoV-2 variants: National definitions, classifications and public health actions
- Federal/Provincial/Territorial Public Health Response Plan for Ongoing Management of COVID-19
- From risk to resilience: An equity approach to COVID-19 -Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2020
- Pan-Canadian COVID-19 Testing and Screening Guidance: Technical guidance and implementation plan
- Pan-Canadian virtual care priorities in response to COVID-19
- Mental Illness during the Pandemic: Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and deaths in older Canadians: Excess mortality and the impacts of age and comorbidity
- Frequency and impact of longer-term symptoms following COVID-19 in Canadian adult
- Impact of COVID-19 in adults with chronic conditions: Emergency department visits
- Inequalities in the mental health of adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: data tool
- Social inequalities in COVID-19 deaths in Canada
COVID-19 Guidance in Healthcare Settings
- COVID-19 Pandemic Guidance for the Health Care Sector
- COVID-19 for Health Professionals
- Updated guidance for infection prevention and control in health care settings when COVID-19 is suspected or confirmed – April 2024 (French)
Laboratory and Supply Chain Guidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer (ABHR)
- Respiratory infectious diseases: Mask use for reducing the spread
- Masking: How to choose, use and care for masks
Vaccine Guidance
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
- Guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines starting fall 2026 (PDF)
Summary of guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines starting fall 2026 - Summary of guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines starting fall 2026
- Guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines for 2025 to summer 2026
- Summary of statement on guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines for 2025 to summer 2026
Public Health COVID-19 Guidance
COVID-19 Awareness Resources
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Awareness resources (Posters and Videos)
- People who are at risk of more severe disease or outcomes from COVID-19