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?
  • Reduce COVID-19 in your community
    • For individuals
    • For communities, including child and youth settings and outdoor spaces
    • How do I care for a person with COVID-19 at home?
    • I am an 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 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?
  • For clinical trial sponsors
• 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
      • Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
      • Increasing the Canada Child Benefit
      • Extra time to file income tax returns
      • Mortgage payment deferral
      • Temporary wage top-up for low-income essential workers
      • Special Goods and Services Tax credit payment
    • People with disabilities
      • Special one-time tax-free payment for certified holders of the Disability Tax Credit
    • Post-secondary students and recent graduates
      • Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)
      • Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG)
      • Helping student loan borrowers
      • Supporting student researchers and post-doctoral fellows
      • Supporting international students working in an essential service
    • Seniors
      • Providing a one-time tax-free payment for Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
      • Temporarily extending the Guaranteed Income Supplement and Allowance payments
      • Reduced minimum withdrawals for Registered Retirement Income Funds
    • Indigenous peoples
      • Supporting Indigenous communities
      • Making personal hygiene products and nutritious food more affordable
      • Providing support to Indigenous post-secondary students
      • Funding for additional health care resources for Indigenous communities
      • Boosting the On-Reserve Income Assistance Program
      • New shelters to protect and support Indigenous women and children fleeing violence
  • Support for businesses
    • Avoiding layoffs, rehiring employees and creating new jobs
      • Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
      • Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy
      • Extending the Work-Sharing program
      • Creating new jobs and opportunities for youth
    • 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
    • Financial support, loans and access to credit
      • Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) interest-free loans
      • Loan Guarantee for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
      • Co-Lending Program for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
      • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)
      • Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
      • Mid-Market Financing Program
      • Mid-Market Guarantee and Financing Program
      • Businesses in the territories
      • Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF)
      • Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) for early-stage businesses
      • Additional support by sector
    • Targeted support
      • Young entrepreneurs
      • Women entrepreneurs
    • Self-employed individuals
      • Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
      • Deferral of Sales Tax Remittance and Customs Duty Payments until June
      • More time to pay income taxes
    • Indigenous businesses
      • Relief measures for Indigenous businesses
      • Supporting business through the pandemic and into recovery
      • Supporting the Indigenous tourism industry
    • Supporting financial stability
      • Relief for federally regulated pension plan sponsors
      • Launching an Insured Mortgage Purchase Program
      • Bank of Canada's actions
      • Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions actions
  • Support for sectors
    • Agriculture and agri-food
      • Keeping workers in the food supply chain safe
      • Increasing credit availability
      • 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 AgriInsurance to include labour shortage
      • Additional support for your business
    • Aquaculture and fisheries
      • Keeping workers in the food supply chain safe
      • Increasing credit availability
      • Assisting the fish and seafood processing sector
      • Fish Harvester Grant Benefit
      • Fish Harvester Grant Business
      • Changes to EI for self-employed fish harvesters and sharespersons
      • Additional support for your business
    • Cultural, heritage and sport
      • Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations
      • Waiving payments for Part I licence fees
      • Additional support for your business
    • Air transportation
      • Continuing the supply of essential goods and services to remote and fly-in communities
      • Waiving ground lease rents
      • Additional support for your business
    • Tourism
      • Deferring payments on commercial leases and licenses of occupation
      • Additional support for your business
    • Energy
      • Cleaning up orphan and inactive oil and gas wells
      • Launching the Emissions Reduction Fund
      • Additional support for your business
    • Academic and research
      • Providing wage support for universities and health research institutes
      • Covering eligible costs to maintain research activities
    • Infrastructure
      • Funding for communities
  • Organizations helping Canadians
    • Services to those in need
      • Helping vulnerable Canadians
      • Improving access to essential food support
    • Seniors
      • Supporting the delivery of items and personal outreach
      • Providing immediate and essential services to seniors
    • People who need it most
      • Supporting people experiencing homelessness
      • Supporting women and children fleeing violence
      • Providing youth with mental health support
      • Supporting public health efforts through the Canadian Red Cross
    • People with disabilities
      • Additional support for your organization
      • Providing resources to improve workplace accessibility and access to jobs
      • Investing in projects through the Accessible Technology Program
• 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