COVID-19 Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change rapidly, as does the information available regarding Practice Guidelines, directives, recommendations, rental/lease, legal general and advocacy. The RMTBC is working tirelessly to develop resources for you to effectively manage through this pandemic.
We have developed a section on our website dedicated to COVID-19 information. This section is available on the public side of the website so that you and your staff can easily access the information. We encourage you to check this site daily to look for new and/or changed information. This section is organized as follows:
Federal and Provincial Government Announcements
This section contains regular announcements or declarations by both Federal and Provincial Governments.
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- covid-19-pho-order-health-professionals-vaccination-status (NEW)
- Federal Local Lockdown Program (NEW)
- Canada’s Economic Response Plan for COVID-19 (NEW)
- Find Federal Financial Help during COVID-19 (NEW)
- Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (NEW)
- Government of Canada Wage, Rent Subsidizes (NEW)
- MOH Phase Three Restart Plan
- Online grant program expands to support more businesses
- BC Government Announcement Small Business Support Extension
- BC MOH Vaccination Roll-out Plan
- Approved List of HCPs authorized to administer vaccine
- Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
- Increasing Access to EI and Recovery Benefits
- BC Government Restart Plan
- National COVID-19 Volunteer Recruitment
- BC Available Financial Supports Cheatsheet COVID – Apr.4.2020
- List of Essential Services
- The new Canada Emergency Response Benefit Support for people facing unemployment
- Joint statements on Province of B.C.’s COVID-19 response
- COVID-19 Provincial Support and Information
- COVID-19: Provincial State of Emergency
Advocacy
This section provides links to letters and documents sent to government to advocate on behalf of the profession.
Joint Funding Agreement
New RMTBC/CMTBC partnership eliminates fees for the Boundaries and Consent online course. Read more.
RMTBC COVID-19 Webinar: Dealing with Change
Your questions on clinic closure, tele-rehab, financial supports, negotiating leases/rental agreements and more. Register here.
Return to Practice Information
This section contains information related to Practice Guidelines, PPE suppliers and information specific to returning to practice such as posters, notices, etc.
Effective May 26, 2020 the RMTBC Guidelines will only be available to members. As there are specific requirements for those RMTBC members who hold insurance with Wilson Beck, the Board has determined that in order to stop confusion in the community, only members will have access to the RMTBC Guidelines for Return to Practice through the following link.
RMTBC Return to Work Guidelines
Non-Members are able to access the CMTBC Guidelines found in the section below.
RTW Guidelines Info
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- Provincial Health Officer Statement for Employers on Transitioning from COVID-19 Safety Plans to Communicable Disease Plans
- CPS-Message-to-Health-Professionals-from-the-PHO-15-May-2020(a)
- covid-19-health-safety-selecting-using-masks-pdf-en (1)
- COVID19_HCW_ReturnToWorkGuidance
- COVID19_HCW_ExposuresRiskAssessmentTool
- COVID19_HCW_RecommendationsRiskAssessmentExposures
Suppliers
Please be aware that RMTBC does not endorse any PPE suppliers listed.
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- Beyond Air with Contact Information
- Aerus Air Purification System
- Pillarheights.com Cloth Masks 15% Discount
- RHC – Corporate Face Masks Flyer
- SafeCare BC Suppliers List
- Relaxus PPE
- ProForma PPE Supplies
- AP Plastics – EnGarde Lite EL1 Face Shield-REV 200501
- CCI SNEEZE GUARD FLYER 042820
- Tri City Home Medical Equipment
- Superior Signs COVID Protection supplies
- COVID-19 prevention for RMT and Chiropractic clinics
- Creative Display – Shields & Signage
- InTech Solvents
- Stacked Global PPE Equipment
- Shelter Point Sanitizer
Posters
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- COVID19_HCW_ReturnToWorkDecisionTree
- Going Out Do it Safely Poster
- covid-19-safely-use-non-medical-mask-face-covering-en (1)
- COVID19_PhysicalDistancingPoster
- COVID19-Poster RMTBC
- COVID19_Handwashing Poster_MD offices
- COVID19_SurgicalMaskPoster
- COVID19_MOH_BCCDC_Donning
- Disinfection Point of Sale Machines
- COVID19_SkinDamagePPEPoster
- COVID19_MOH_BCCDC_Doffing
Information & WorkSafeBC Plan Check List
Rental/Lease and Associated Legal Information
This section contains information on your obligations and responsibilities if you are renting or leasing residential or commercial space during this pandemic. You will also find related financial assistance and legal information here. The information contained here is not legal advise but guidance. Readers are advised to seek legal counsel if considering any termination of their lease or rental.
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- Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS
- BC Housing Temporary Rental Supplement
- Force-Majeure-and-Frustration-by-Mike-Wagner-and-Matthew-Pierce-April-9-202
- Do exceptional times call for exceptional measures? Enforcing and avoiding contractual obligations in a time of crisis in British Columbia
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Contractual Obligations: Force Majeure and Frustration
- Landlord-Tenant-Issues-in-the-Time-of-COVID-by-Rebecca-Morse-and-Tim-Louman-Gardiner
- Creditors’-Rights-and-Remedies-in-the-Time-of-COVID-19-by-Rebecca-Morse-and-Tim-Louman-Gardiner
- COVID-19-and-Governmental-Measures-in-Housing-Sector-by-Brendan-Cassandra-and-Jonah
- COVID-19-and-Governmental-Measures-in-Housing-Sector-by-Brendan-Piovesan-Cassandra-Enns-and-Jonah-Brook-Apr
- At-Home-Workers-and-Privacy-Concerns-by-Jenifer-Chilcott-April-3-2020
- Protected-Leaves-in-BC-Alberta-due-to-COVID-19-by-Sean-Tevlin-March-24-2020
- Tax-Measures-Addressing-COVID-19-by-Samantha-Mason-April-3-2020
Clinical Information
This section contains information on clinical resources available to practitioners based on BC Centre for Disease Control, the Public Health Agency of Canada and information from various provincial health authorities and the CMTBC.
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- Covid-19 Exemption Guidelines Request for Reconsideration
- COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Deferral Form
- BCOHRC_Jul2021_Vaccination-Policy-Guidance
- Provincial Health Officer Statement for Employers on Transitioning from COVID-19 Safety Plans to Communicable Disease Plans
- BC Plan for COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Opinion Regarding Mask Requirement During Treatment
- Masks-and-Human-Rights-FAQs-for-Service-Providers
- Masks-and-Human-Rights-FAQs-for-Customers
- WorkSafeBC Workers with COVID19 Claims – RMTBC (Aug 13 2020)
- WorkSafeBC Controlling Exposure Protecting Workers from Infectious Disease
- Self-Assessment Tool for COVID-19
- Alternate PPE Suppliers
- COVID-19_MOH_BCCDC_EnvironmentalCleaning
- Fraser Health Donning & Doffing Video
- CMTBC
- routine-practices-precautions-healthcare-associated-infections-2016-FINAL-eng
- Respiratory-protection-COVID19
- ClinicClosed-Poster
- COVID-19 Clinic Awareness Poster
- Heathlink 811
- Hand Washing
- Handwashing Poster
- How to care for a person with COVID-19 at home – Advice for caregivers
- Interim Guidance: Public Health Management of cases and contacts associated with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community
- HealthlinkBC
- Self-monitoring
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- BC Centre for Disease Control
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- Fraser Health Authority
- Interior Health Authority
- Island Health
- First Nations Health Authority
- Northern Health Authority
- Preventing COVID-19 in the workplace: employers, employees and essential service workers
Small Business Resources, EI and CERB
This section contains information on how to manage the pandemic as a small business owner, including your responsibilities to your employees, what government supports are available as well as contact information for questions you may have. This is an area that we expect to evolve rapidly in the next few weeks as government support plans become more developed.
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- BC Government Economic Recovery Supports for Small Business
- COVID-19 support for individuals and families
- Canada Recovery Caregiver Benefit
- Canada Small Business Supports
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
- Registration Process for CRA Account
- COVID-19 Benefit_information_3_27
- Small Business Resources dealing with COVID-19
- BC Government Employment Financial Assistance
- Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Department of Finance Government of Canada
- EI sickness benefits: Apply
- Small Business Help (QuickBooks)
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- Employment Insurance for Self-Employed
- Employment Insurance Information
- BC-Temporary Rental Supplement (BC-TRS) Program
- Business Development Canada
- Small Business BC
- Small Business – Government of BC
- BC Employment Standards
- BC Chamber of Commerce
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business
General Pandemic Information
This section provides links to trusted sources on the pandemic, information from the BC CDC regarding Public Exposures, Updates from the BC CDC regarding and a link to travel advisories that affect all Canadians.