Pandemic Resources
PEA Office Closure Extended
The PEA’s Victoria office will remain closed until further notice. Staff will continue to work from home and will remain available to our members via email and phone. You can find PEA staff contact information on our website at pea.org/contact-us.
GLP Pandemic Resources
Please visit the GLP webpage for chapter-specific information regarding the pandemic.
UVic Pandemic Resources
Please visit the UVic webpage for chapter-specific information regarding the pandemic.
Duty to Accommodate
If the risk of COVID-19 has a particular impact on certain members based on their membership in a protected group under the Human Rights Code (such as if a member is immunocompromised, is elderly, is pregnant or possibly if they are in a caregiving relationship with someone who is at high risk) a duty to accommodate may arise.
In this circumstance, a member should consider requesting an accommodation that limits their risk of acquiring the illness. Please connect with a PEA Labour Relations Officer if you are in this situation.
BC Centre for Disease Control
BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is the provincial source of information on COVID-19.
BCCDC provides health promotion and prevention services, and diagnostic and treatment services. They work to reduce communicable and chronic disease, preventable injury and environmental health risks. BCCDC also provides analytical and policy support to government and health authorities.
To find health information about COVID-19 for the public and for health care professionals, and to use the self-assessment tool for COVID-19 testing, visit the BCCDC website.
BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 Community Settings
BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 data
BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 for the public
BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 for health care professionals
BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 self-assessment for testing
B.C. Government Support
The province of B.C. is taking steps to contain the spread of COVID-19. There are many programs in place to support British Columbians through these unprecedented times. For information from the B.C. Government on essential services, news and updates, education, child care, business, travel, housing and monthly bills, reduced services and more, visit B.C. Government: B.C.’s response to COVID-19.
B.C. Government, BC’s Restart Plan
The province of B.C. has formed a plan with steps we can all take together to protect each other and ensure that as a province we can bounce back from COVID-19 stronger than before. For information from the B.C. Government on the plan, see BC's Restart Plan.
Further Resources
- Province-wide restrictions
- B.C.'s response to COVID-19
- Worksafe BC: Health and safety responsibilities when working from home
- Worksafe BC: COVID-19 and communicable diseases
- Worksafe BC: Health and safety when working from home
- A human rights approach to proof of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic