19 | Provincial Health Officer’s orders and guidance

In a provincial state of emergency, the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) can make orders as needed.

Last updated: December 4, 2020

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Orders and notices

You must follow PHO orders.

Orders

• Gatherings and Events – December 4, 2020 (PDF, 357KB)
• Health Authority Regulated Health Professionals SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – November 16, 2020 (PDF, 225KB)
• Midwives and Certified Practice Speech Language Pathologists SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – November 16, 2020 (PDF, 269KB)
• British Columbia Emergency Health Services SARS-CoV-2 Swabbing – November 16, 2020 (PDF, 265KB)
• Prevention Regional Measures – November 13, 2020 (PDF, 359KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – October 9, 2020 (PDF, 304KB)
• Registered Nurse and Registered Psychiatric Nurse Public Health Pharmacotherapy – September 16, 2020 (PDF, 227KB)
• Industrial Camps – July 2, 2020 (PDF, 311KB)
• Overnight Camps for Children and Youth – May 29, 2020 (PDF, 245KB)
• Vending Merchandise at Markets – May 28, 2020 (PDF, 233KB)
• Workplace Safety Plans – May 14, 2020 (PDF, 188KB)
• Licensed Practical Nurse Swabbing – May 7, 2020 (PDF, 172KB)
• Long-Term Care Facility Staff Assignment – April 15, 2020 (PDF, 274KB)
• Travellers and Employers – April 14, 2020 (PDF, 365KB)
• Health Care Labour Adjustment (COVID-19) – April 10, 2020 (PDF, 695KB)
• Information Collection from Long Term Care Facility Staff – March 26, 2020 (PDF, 214KB)
• Federal Quarantine Order – August 30, 2020 (PDF, 428KB)

Notices

Comprehensive guidance

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is the best source for comprehensive COVID-19 information and guidance. 

If you are an employer and need guidance on safe operations, WorkSafeBC is the best source of information.

Letters

• Testing Prior to Travel – July 30, 2020 (PDF, 77KB)
• Testing in Industry – June 17, 2020 (PDF, 193KB)
• Community Living BC: Guidance for COVID-19 – April 2, 2020 (PDF, 46KB)
• First Responders – March 18, 2020 (PDF, 654KB)
• Social Sector Stakeholders – March 18, 2020 (PDF, 130KB)

Archived orders

• Gatherings and Events – December 2, 2020 (PDF, 356KB)
• Gatherings and Events – November 10, 2020 (PDF, 340KB)
• Gathering and Events – October 30, 2020 (PDF, 334KB)
• Gatherings and Events – October 9, 2020 (PDF, 231KB)
• Gatherings and Events – September 18, 2020 (PDF, 250KB)
• Gatherings and Events – August 7, 2020 (PDF, 226KB)
• Gatherings and Events – July 27, 2020 (PDF, 206KB)
• Mass Gatherings – May 22, 2020 (PDF, 196KB)
• Mass Gatherings – March 16, 2020 (PDF, 202KB)

• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – September 18, 2020 (PDF, 327KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – July 31, 2020 (PDF, 323KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – July 23, 2020 (PDF, 257KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 19, 2020 (PDF, 234KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – June 10, 2020 (PDF, 209KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – May 22, 2020 (PDF, 270KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – May 15, 2020 (PDF, 268KB)
• Food and Liquor Serving Premises – March 20, 2020 (PDF, 247KB)

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