Public Health Agency of Canada

Advice for caring for someone with COVID-19, including how to protect yourself, your family and others in your community.

Testing for the virus, testing accuracy depends on when you get tested, and testing for antibodies.

People with COVID-19 do not always recognize their early symptoms. Even if you do not have symptoms now, it is possible to transmit COVID-19 before you start showing symptoms or without ever developing symptoms.

This Federal/Provincial/Territorial plan developed in collaboration with federal, provincial and territorial public health officials, Indigenous partners, and health system partners, for these and other stakeholders, provides a common forward planning approach for ongoing management of COVID-19...

The National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) provides critical scientific leadership for Canada’s response to COVID-19.

The Government of Canada has put in place emergency measures to slow the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in Canada. You must isolate for 14 days, provide contact information and monitor yourself for symptoms subject to any Order made under the Quarantine Act imposing isolation or quarantine...

To help Canadians in this unprecedented time, we have put in place a suite of digital tools to provide you with information and resources. Help limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect yourself and your community.

Here are some concrete, meaningful ways to contribute and make a real difference in the lives of people living in Canada.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

This document provides care guidance specific to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canadian homes/facilities where older adults require continuous supervised care, including professional health services, personal care and other services such as meals, laundry and housekeeping.

COVID Alert helps us break the cycle of infection. The app can let people know of possible exposures before any symptoms appear.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), in collaboration with Canadian public health experts, has developed this guidance for post-secondary institutions administrators and local public health authorities (PHAs) in jurisdictions where these institutions exist in the context of the coronavirus...

Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces to lower the chance of COVID-19 spreading in your home, workplace and public spaces.

As provinces and territories lift or adjust public health measures, we have to think about the risks associated with different settings and activities. Before going out, consider the risks and make informed choices to keep yourself, your family and your communities safe. If a planned activity...

Certain persons are exempt from the mandatory quarantine requirement of the Order when entering Canada for the purposes of performing an essential job or function as identified in the Order.

Some Canadians are at risk of developing severe complications from an illness due to underlying medical conditions and age. If you are at risk for complications, you can take action to reduce your risk of getting sick from COVID-19.

Data to keep Canadians up to date on where we are and models to understand where we might be heading in the COVID-19 epidemic.

There are simple, practical things you can do to prepare in case you or someone in your household becomes ill or if COVID-19 becomes common in your community.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): plan ahead, get prepared, stock up, stay healthy and limit spread.

Information on and infographics about COVID-19 (coronavirus) including how it is spread, how to prevent the chances of getting it, symptoms and what to do if you have symptoms. Information available in multiple languages.