COVID-19 information for employees of Environment and Climate Change Canada

Workplace information and updates on the current situation.

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ECCC's Guide to Workday Wellness video
How to adopt the correct sitting posture
COVID Stories
MS Teams breakout rooms
Top tips to tackle technostress

Pay and leave

Taking and managing leave during COVID-19
Pay, pension and benefits (ECCC intranet)

Working remotely

Ergonomics and equipment
Process for claiming home office expenses
Onboarding and offboarding
Accessibility
Network use
Communicating with colleagues
Cyber security

Gradual return to worksites

Return to the Workplace Application
Increasing access to worksites
Safe worksite procedures
Symptomatic at the worksite
Equipment pickup

Mental health and well-being

Tips to take care of yourself
Resources for employees
Resources for managers
Activities for your kids

Managers Hub

COVID-19: OHS Manager’s Guide
Protocol for reporting cases
Gradual return to worksites
Employee leave
Ergonomics and equipment
Onboarding and offboarding
Staffing during COVID-19
Mental health resources

Learning and training

Access to Worksite: mandatory training
Mental health
Tech corner
Occupational health and safety
Leadership

Digital tools

COVID Alert app
COVID-19 App and Self-Assessment Tool
Awareness resources
Mental health and substance use support portal
Return to the Workplace application

General departmental messages

Results of our second pulse check survey are in! (August 31)
Together, let's slow the spread of COVID-19 (August 5)
COVID-19 Check-in Survey Round 2 (July 16)
Survey on COVID-19 impact on Canadians with disabilities (June 29)
Performance management update (June 25)
General safety precautions for temporary entry into ECCC buildings (June 17)
Message from the GCWCC Champion (Virtual wall of stars, June 16)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (National Public Service Week, June 15)
Message from the Minister (Portfolio for National Public Service Week, June 15)
Message from the Clerk (National Public Service Week, June 15)
Feedback from the COVID-19 pulse-check survey (May 15)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (May 13)
New dates for the discussion series with the Respect Bureau (April 29)
The Respect Bureau is here for you (April 22)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (April 22)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (COVID-19: GCWCC emergency campaign, April 17)
Message from the Minister (We are all in this together, April 10)
Message from the Clerk (Privy Council, April 7)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (April 3)
Message from the Champions (COVID-19: Communications and language of work, March 30)
Attention Section 34 managers: Update on performance management activities for employees (March 25)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (March 18)
Year-end activities: deadline changes due to COVID-19 and other key information (March 18)
Message from the Deputy Ministers (Precautions/suspend travel/EAP, March 13)
Message from the Minister (March 13)
Information about COVID-19 (Priority Message, March 11)

COVID Stories

For a behind-the-scenes look at ECCC's COVID-19 response, check out the human interest stories. Accessible versions are available upon request.

Jennifer McCrank and the COVID-19 Secretariat
Gail Haarsma - Tales from the lockdown

Information for Government of Canada employees (COVID-19)

Updates on working remotely, illness and leave, your health and safety at work, and your rights and responsibilities

Information for all Canadians (COVID-19)

Canada’s response to COVID-19, update on cases in Canada, information about prevention and risk

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