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The business case for having a comprehensive workplace wellness program is easy to make. Workplace wellness programs play a crucial role in improving employees' physical and mental health and can save companies money. Employers with wellness programs may be viewed by current and potential employe
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Newly arriving Temporary Foreign Workers will be given "Home Test Kits". The "Home Test Kit" is for the workers to conduct a self-administered Covid-19 test on day 10 of their 14 day quarantine.
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Additional Information for Workers
Upon arrival to the workplace, workers should be provided with information about how to regularly self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and how to perform a
Instructions for Managing a Suspected or Confirmed Case of COVID-19
- If a worker has become ill, they must be isolated from others immediately and brought to one of the local assessment centres for testing and medical attention.
Infection Prevention and Control Measures
In light of recent outbreaks on farms in our region, the WECHU has additional recommendations to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 amongst temporary foreign workers after they’ve completed their 14-day quarantine/isolation.
Isolation Instructions
Isolation Accommodations
- Employers must house self-isolating workers in accommodations that are separate from those not required to self-isolate.
Procedures for Newly Arriving Temporary Foreign Workers
Update:
As of August 9, 2021, the Government of Canada has made changes to quarantine and testing requirements for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated TFWs. See details below.