Guidance documents

New business restrictions in effect

Businesses in communities under enhanced measures may have in-person service restrictions, capacity limits and masking requirements. Find out if your business is affected.

If your business is open, you must continue following all current general and sector-specific guidance.

Overview

Guidance is available to help businesses, communities and organizations operate safely. They should:

follow the general guidance and relevant sector-specific guidance documents
identify and implement measures to comply with public health measures and workplace guidance to reduce the risk among staff and customers

An optional template is available to help businesses determine the steps they should take when reopening:

Relaunch considerations template - English (DOCX, 51 KB)
Relaunch considerations template - French (DOCX, 51 KB)

General guidance

This guidance supports all workplaces.

Guidance on reduced capacity and occupant loads (November 27)

General relaunch guidance (September 11)

Alberta Health daily checklist (October 29)

Infection prevention and control (AHS)

OHS resources

Cohort groups (June 23)

Flushing water systems (May 13)

Hand sanitizer (June 23)

Industry-initiated COVID-19 testing (September 28)

Masks (non-medical) (October 20)

Public health orders

Posters

Sector guidance

Businesses, community and cultural events, and organizations

Disability service providers (June 8)

Drive-in events (September 14)

Farmers’ markets (September 30)

Funeral homes (November 16)

Homeless shelters (AHS)

Indoor events (November 16)

Instrumental music (September 11)

Libraries (June 9)

Movie theatres (June 9)

Outdoor events (November 16)

Outdoor vocal concerts (July 17)

Places of worship (November 16)

Public rallies, marches, parades and demonstrations (September 29)

Safe holiday entertaining (September 24)

Screen-based production industry (June 12)

Seniors centres and seniors serving organizations (September 30)

Singing and vocal performance (September 11)

Canvassing and campaigning (September 30)

Child care

Day camps (November 2)

Daycare and out-of-school care (November 2)

Family day homes (November 2)

Preschools (November 2)

Education

K-12 school re-entry guidance:

2020-21 School Re-entry Plan (July 21)
Scenario 1 guidance (November 2)
Implementing school re-entry guidance (November 2)

Post-secondary institutions (June 22)

Graduation ceremonies (September 29)

Retail (June 18)

Warehouses (June 15)

Sport and recreation

Bingo halls (September 30)

Casinos and racing centres (September 3)

Dog parks (June 18)

Golf course and driving range operators (June 18)

Horse racing parks and motor raceways (June 30)

Indoor recreation, entertainment and play centres (September 23)

Outdoor fitness (June 22)

Junior collegiate and university leagues (October 20)

Playgrounds (June 18)

Professional sporting events (Aug 4)

Rodeos (September 29)

Shooting (firearm) ranges (Aug 12)

Sport, physical activity and recreation (October 20)

Swimming pools and whirlpools (September 9)

Video lottery terminal retailers (June 17)

Tourism and travel

Campgrounds (private/municipal) (June 30)

Chartered tour buses, multi-city buses and passenger trains (June 13)

Gondolas, trams and chairlifts (July 21)

Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast, and vacation rentals (June 30)

Hunting and fishing lodges, camps and outfitters (June 30)

Interpretive attractions (June 18)

Public transit (July 8)

Taxis, limos, rideshares and commuting (June 29)

Trade shows and exhibiting events (Aug 4)

Other

Animals and pets (June 22)

Garage, yard and estate sales (July 30)

Multi-family dwellings, condos and apartment buildings (June 18)