Information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) :
1-877-644-4545 (toll free) or visit www.québec.ca
Communications from the CISSSO (COVID-19):
March 2020
- 2020-03-31 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-03-30 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-03-27 Deux employés de l’hôpital de Hull touchés par la Covid-19 (French only)
- 2020-03-25 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-03-24 Le point sur le Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-03-23 Le point sur le Covid-19 en Outaouais (French only)
April 2020
- 2020-04-29 Un troisième décès de la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-04-20 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-04-17 Premier décès de la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-04-15 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 20200409 CORONAVIRUS Communiqué de presse CISSSO ENG
- 2020-04-02 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
- 2020-04-01 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais ENG
May 2020
Septembre 2020
2020-09-22 Le point sur la Covid-19 en Outaouais (French only)
COVID-19 Publications – Government of Québec:
If you are experiencing symptoms or have tested positive for COVID-19:
If you are experiencing symptoms:
Before anything else, self-isolate, call 1-877-644-4545 and get tested!
- COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
- Symptoms and treatment
- Self-isolating instructions
- Self-Care Guide – COVID-19
- Instructions for home isolation – Person under investigation for COVID-19
- List of helplines and other services
If you have tested positive for COVID-19:
- Self-Care Guide – COVID-19
- Self-isolating instructions
- Symptoms and Treatment
- List of helplines and other services
Progressive regional alert and intervention system (COVID-19) for the Outaouais:
Level 3–Alert – Outaouais
Level 3–Alert introduces new measures that target specific sectors of activity and settings where the risk of transmission is deemed higher. These sectors and settings will be subject to selective restrictions, prohibitions and closures.
Intermediate measures in force
| Private indoor or outdoor gatherings | Maximum 6 people OR 2 families (i.e. 2 families with a total in excess of 6 people authorized) |
| Activities organized in a public setting | Indoor and outdoor: maximum 25 people (Rented halls, places of worship, festival events, marriages, workplace or school celebrations, barbecues, picnics, etc.)
Venues with a liquor permit: no alcohol sales after 11 p.m., no alcohol consumption after midnight, dancing prohibited |
| Public venue halls and audiences | Maximum 250 people
People must be seated, relatively immobile, little or no talking, staff supervision (concert halls, theatres, cinemas, public venues, etc.) |
| Bars, brasseries, taverns, casinos | Maximum 6 patrons per tables
No alcohol or food sales after 11 p.m, closing at midnight Mandatory customer name and contact list |
| Restaurants | Maximum 6 patrons per tables
No alcohol sales after 11 p.m No alcohol consumption after midnight |
| Stores | 1 person per household recommended
Delivery available and key family member assistance for clients with a high risk of complications |
| Inter-regional travel | Not recommended |
| CHSLD | Visits for humanitarian reasons
Visits by informal caregivers who provide significant assistance |
| RPA private seniors’ residence | No more than 6 people at a time in a rental unit, including the resident |
| Other long-term applicable measures | Increased police intervention
Infraction reports and fines for non-compliance with face-covering directives |
General information:
Protect yourself and others:
- COVID-19 Information
- Health recommendations for everyone
- Action Plan for Second Wave
- Travelling from one region to another
- Gatherings and audiences
- Notice – Suspension of visits – COVID-19
- Hand washing – Simplified visual version
- Wearing a Face Covering in Public Settings
- Preventing infections – It’s a collective responsibility
- Protect Yourself ! – COVID-19
- Stress, Anxiety and Depression Associated With the Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease
- List of helplines and other services
Support for individuals:
- People with disabilities
- Medication and pharmaceutical services
- People who are hospitalized or who live in CHSLD, RI-RTF or RPA
- Seniors
- Indigenous communities
- People who have chronic diseases or a weakened immune system during COVID-19 pandemic
- Resources for sexual assault victims
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advice and preventive measures for drug users and the homeless
How to offer your help
Safely wearing a mask or face covering :
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- 20-210-156W_couvre-visage-simplifie-anglais
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For families and expecting mothers:
General information for families:
- Self-care Guide for Parents
- Information for parents of children age 0 to 17 – coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Accommodation measures for workers on parental leave
For expecting mothers or parents of newborns:
- Pregnancy, delivery and the postnatal period during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
- COVID-19 for pregnant women and for parents of children 0-17 years
- Breastfeeding during the Pandemic – Information for Parents
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Breastfeeding – Information for Mothers with COVID-19
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Make sure that your children have supervision
For children in school:
- Safety measures for workers and students in preschool, elementary and secondary schools during COVID-19
- Together, let’s protect our children
- Hand washing – Simplified visual version
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Make sure that your children have supervision
Mental health resources for children, teens, and parents :
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Make sure that your children have supervision
- CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) – MY CHILD IS WORRIED ABOUT THE PANDEMIC – What can I do to provide support
- Stress, Anxiety and Depression Associated With the Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease
- How children and teens experience bereavement
For children with special needs:
Mental Health Resources:
- Getting Better My Way (digital tool)
- Stress, anxiety and depression associated with the COVID-19
- Protecting your well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic
- Bereavement during the pandemic (COVID-19)
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Stay in contact virtually
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Organize your telework
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Stay informed
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Move around inside the home
- Don’t forget about mental health! – Make sure that your children have supervision
- CORONAVIRUS DISEASE COVID-19 -I am in bereavement for one or more people who lost their lives in the pandemic
- Resources for sexual assault victims
Instructions for travelling:
- Procedure to Follow on Return Home from travel – COVID-19
- Instructions for travellers
- Self-isolating instructions
- Instructions to ensure safe vacations in Québec
For senior citizens and those living in residences:
- People who are hospitalized or who live in CHSLD, RI-RTF or RPA
- Seniors
- Medication and pharmaceutical services
- Notice – Suspension of visits – COVID-19
- Instructions for home isolation – Person under investigation for COVID-19
- Stress, Anxiety and Depression Associated With the Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease
- CORONAVIRUS DISEASE COVID-19 -I am in bereavement for one or more people who lost their lives in the pandemic
- List of helplines and other services
- COVID-19 – Information for Community Garden Users
Civil Security:
Resources for businesses and entrepreneurs :
- Reopening and maintaining economic activities
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program
- Occupational health and safety tools for employers and workers
- Jetravaille! A simple and free job offer service
Posters for mandatory masks (effective July 18th, 2020):
Other resources:
- MRC Pontiac’s COVID-19 Emergency Assistance to Small and Medium Enterprises Program
- Canada Emergency Business Account
- Letter to Employers – COVID-19
- Preventive Measures at Work – COVID-19
- Directory of local resources in a context of social distancing
- Temporary concerted action program for enterprises (PACT) (French only)
- Resources for Quebec businesses
- Resources for Canadian businesses
- Support for Entrepreneurs Impacted by Coronavirus
- Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Workplace Health & Safety (French only)
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business – Coronavirus – keeping you and your employees safe
- Economic Development Canada for Quebec Regions
- Export Development Canada
- Employment and Social Development Canada
