Doing business safely

Proof of vaccination no longer required under a public health order

Individual businesses and event organizers can choose to continue requiring proof of vaccination for entry.

Follow communicable disease guidance from WorkSafeBC

Having a healthy business during COVID-19 means having strong safety protocols in place and doing everything you can to take care of your employees and yourself, while being a community leader and role model. Healthy staff and healthy customers means healthy businesses. 

Employers should monitor for communicable diseases related information relevant to their area and industry from public health officials and the provincial health officer in order to guide additional measures that may be needed in their workplace during any periods of higher risk.

Masks no longer required in public indoor settings under a public health order

Individual businesses and event organizers can choose to continue requiring masks on their premises. Learn more here. 

Please note: a mask is not a replacement for other measures such as staying home when ill and handwashing. 

Don’t let employees come to work sick

Having employees miss even a day of work can have a major impact on your business. However, the cost of having one employee stay home when they are sick is much lower than having your entire workforce end up sick with COVID-19 or other infectious diseases, or stuck in self-isolation.

All employees are required to stay home if they are sick with new or worsening symptoms of COVID-19. You can support them to do this by offering work from home accommodations where possible, sick days and not requiring a doctor’s note.

Learn more about paid COVID-19 sick leave for B.C. workers. B.C. regulations do not require COVID-19 testing for employees to return to work after illness. 

Other protective measures

Specific COVID-19 control measures like using barriers, physical distancing, cohorting staff and directional signage are not required in workplaces. However, some control measures may continue to provide protection against COVID-19 transmission, particularly for unvaccinated workers and patrons. These measures may also provide protection against the spread of other respiratory diseases. Businesses are recommended to keep protective measures that do not have a significant cost or impact on business functioning. You may also consider a workplace COVID-19 vaccination program. 

Public Health carefully monitors the risk in our communities from COVID-19 and may make new recommendations if the situation changes. Keep up-to-date on all provincial restrictions. Continue to follow direction from your local and provincial public health authorities.

Keep good records 

In addition to the above, ensure safety instructions and signage are in the primary languages of the workforce.

Thank you for doing everything you can to keep yourself, your employees, your business and community healthy.