Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Awareness resources

What COVID-19 information do you need?

• Health and safety
  • Prevention and risks
    • What is my risk of getting COVID-19 in Canada?
    • Quarantine (self-isolate) vs isolate
    • Physical (social) distancing and how it helps minimize COVID-19
    • Am I able to go outside?
    • Surface contamination
    • Pregnancy and risks related to COVID-19
    • Can COVID-19 be transmitted through food?
    • Can my pet or other animals get sick from this virus?
    • Hygiene
    • Wearing masks
  • Symptoms and treatment
    • Self-assessment tool to help determine if your symptoms require further care
    • What are the symptoms?
    • How is it transmitted?
    • Treatment?
    • Should I call my doctor?
    • What can I do to care for my mental health?
  • Being prepared
    • For individuals
    • Communities
    • Schools and daycares
    • Workplaces
    • How do I care for a person with COVID-19 at home?
    • I am essential employee, what can I do to protect myself while on the job?
    • Public health measures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace
    • Are small gatherings still allowed to take place?
  • Drug and medical device supply monitoring
  • Travel restrictions and exemptions
    • Are Canadians currently able to travel to the U.S.?
    • Travellers arriving in Canada
    • Avoid all non-essential travel
    • Avoid all travel on cruise ships
    • Registration of Canadians Abroad service
    • Check if you have been exposed during recent travel
    • I have to travel for essential reasons. How can I reduce my risk of infection?
    • I am a Canadian travelling abroad and I need support. Who can I contact?
    • I am a traveller trying to return home to Canada. How do I get financial support while abroad?
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• Income support
  • Get a list of benefits and support tailored to you
  • Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
  • CERB: Questions and Answers
• Additional economic and financial support
  • Individuals
    • Individuals and families
      • Temporary wage top-up for low-income essential workers
      • Increasing the Canada Child Benefit
      • Special Goods and Services Tax credit payment
      • Extra time to file income tax returns
      • Mortgage payment deferral
    • Indigenous peoples
      • Addressing immediate needs in Indigenous communities
      • Supporting Indigenous communities public health needs and preparedness
      • Making personal hygiene products and nutritious food more affordable
      • Providing support to Indigenous post-secondary students
    • People who need it most
      • Improving access to essential food support
      • Supporting people experiencing homelessness
      • Supporting women and children fleeing violence
      • Delivering essential services to those in need
    • Seniors
      • Reduced minimum withdrawals for Registered Retirement Income Funds
      • Supporting the delivery of items and personal outreach
      • Providing immediate and essential services to seniors
    • Youth, post-secondary students and recent graduates
      • Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)
      • Creating new jobs and opportunities
      • Launching a new national service initiative
      • Helping students continue their studies in the fall
      • Supporting international students working in an essential service
      • Suspending repayment and interest on student and apprentice loans
      • Providing youth with mental health support
  • Support for businesses
    • Avoiding layoffs and rehiring employees
      • Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
      • Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy
      • Extending the Work-Sharing program
    • Access to credit
      • Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP)
      • Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)
      • Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
      • Rural businesses and communities
      • Assisting innovative and early-stage businesses
      • Young entrepreneurs
      • Businesses in the territories
      • Small and medium-sized businesses unable to access other support measures
    • Creating new jobs and opportunities for youth
      • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
      • Student Work Placement Program
      • Mitacs and The Business/Higher Education Roundtable
      • Temporary changes to Canada Summer Jobs program
    • Taxes and tariffs
      • More time to pay income taxes
      • Deferral of Sales Tax Remittance and Customs Duty Payments until June
      • Waiving tariffs on certain medical goods
    • Self-employed individuals
      • Deferral of Sales Tax Remittance and Customs Duty Payments until June
      • More time to pay income taxes
    • Indigenous businesses
      • Funding for small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses, and Aboriginal Financial Institutions
  • Support for sectors
    • Agriculture, agri-food, aquaculture, fisheries
      • Keeping workers in the food supply chain safe
      • Increasing credit availability
      • Assisting the fish and seafood processing sector
      • Helping food producers access more PPE and adapt to health protocols
      • Helping producers faced with additional costs incurred by COVID-19
      • Increasing the Canadian Dairy Commission borrowing limit
      • Helping redistribute existing and unsold inventories
      • Increasing interim payments from 50% to 75% through AgriStability
      • Expanding the AgriInsurance to include labour shortage
    • Cultural, heritage and sports
      • Addressing the financial needs of cultural, heritage and sport organizations
      • Waiving payments for Part I licence fees
    • Air transportation
      • Continuing the supply of essential goods and services to remote and fly-in communities
      • Waiving ground lease rents
    • Tourism
    • Energy
      • Cleaning up orphan and inactive oil and gas wells
      • Launching the Emissions Reduction Fund
    • Non-profit and charitable
• About COVID-19
  • E-mail updates on COVID-19
  • Current confirmed number of COVID-19 cases in Canada
  • More details about the cases reported in Canada
  • Canadian borders
  • Support for Canadians abroad
  • What is COVID-19?
  • Incubation period
  • How does it spread?
  • What are the risks of getting it?
  • Where can I get information specific to my province or territory?
  • How governments are working together
  • How can I make a difference in Canada’s COVID-19 response efforts?
  • Resources for parents and children
  • People with disabilities