Guidance documents

Guidance updates in progress

All guidance documents are being updated to reflect new public health orders and restrictions. Review the latest restriction changes prior to reviewing these guidance documents.

New business restrictions in effect

Mandatory restrictions are in effect provincewide to reduce case numbers. Changes include some business closures, in-person service restrictions and capacity limits. Masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces and workplaces.

If your business is open, you must follow all public health orders and 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 (December 2020)

General relaunch guidance (September 2020)

Alberta Health daily checklist (October 2020)

Infection prevention and control (AHS)

OHS resources

Cohort groups (June 2020)

Flushing water systems (May 2020)

Hand sanitizer (June 2020)

Industry-initiated COVID-19 testing (February 2021)

Masks (non-medical) (October 2020)

Public health orders

Posters

Sector guidance

Businesses, community and cultural events, and organizations

Disability service providers (June 2020)

Drive-in events (September 2020)

Farmers’ markets (September 2020)

Funeral homes (November 2020)

Homeless shelters (AHS)

Indoor events (November 2020)

Instrumental music (September 2020)

Libraries (June 2020)

Movie theatres (June 2020)

Outdoor events (November 2020)

Outdoor vocal concerts (July 2020)

Places of worship (November 2020)

Public rallies, marches, parades and demonstrations (September 2020)

Screen-based production industry (June 2020)

Seniors centres and seniors serving organizations (September 2020)

Singing and vocal performance (September 2020)

Canvassing and campaigning (September 2020)

Child care

Day camps (November 2020)

Daycare and out-of-school care (November 2020)

Family day homes (November 2020)

Preschools (November 2020)

Education

K-12 school re-entry guidance:

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

Post-secondary institutions (June 2020)

Graduation ceremonies (September 2020)

Health and personal services

Hair salons and barbershops (now covered in Personal services) (June 2020)

Health non-essential services

Personal services (September 2020)

Wellness services (September 2020)

Restaurant and food sector

Food catering (June 2020)

Food processing facilities (June 2020)

Food sampling and beverage tasting (August 2020)

Grocery stores (October 2020)

Restaurants, cafes, pubs, and bars (February 2021)

Retail, manufacturing, industrial and commerce

Home-based, mobile and door-to-door operations (September 2020)

Industrial work camps (June 2020)

Large production facility rapid response plans (June 2020)

Malls and shopping centres (June 2020)

Office buildings (September 2020)

Retail (June 2020)

Warehouses (June 2020)

Sport and recreation

Bingo halls (September 2020)

Casinos and racing centres (September 2020)

Dog parks (June 2020)

Golf course and driving range operators (June 2020)

Horse racing parks and motor raceways (June 2020)

Indoor recreation, entertainment and play centres (September 2020)

Outdoor fitness (June 2020)

Junior collegiate and university leagues (October 2020)

Playgrounds (June 2020)

Professional sporting events (August 2020)

Rodeos (September 2020)

Shooting (firearm) ranges (August 2020)

Sport, physical activity and recreation (February 2021)

Swimming pools and whirlpools (September 2020)

Video lottery terminal retailers (June 2020)

Outdoor winter recreation (December 2020)

Tourism and travel

Campgrounds (private/municipal) (June 2020)

Chartered tour buses, multi-city buses and passenger trains (June 2020)

Gondolas, trams and chairlifts (July 2020)

Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast, and vacation rentals (June 2020)

Hunting and fishing lodges, camps and outfitters (June 2020)

Interpretive attractions (June 2020)

Public transit (July 2020)

Taxis, limos, rideshares and commuting (June 2020)

Trade shows and exhibiting events (August 2020)

Other

Animals and pets (June 2020)

Garage, yard and estate sales (July 2020)

Multi-family dwellings, condos and apartment buildings (June 2020)