COVID-19 Resources for Canadian Members

IMPORTANT LINKS – COVID-19 Related Information

 Please see the Links below for information.

 Government of Canada website for information on COVID-19

 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html

 Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/tracking-every-case-of-covid-19-in-canada-1.4852102

 EI Sickness Benefits

For more information on EI sickness benefits, including eligibility requirements, please visit:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-sickness.html

The Federal Government has also set up a new dedicated toll-free phone number for employees in quarantine and seeking to waive the one-week EI sickness benefits waiting period:

Telephone: 1-833-381-2725 (toll-free)

 

EI Regular Benefits

For more information on EI regular benefits, including eligibility requirements, please visit:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-regular-benefit.html

Emergency Care Benefit

For more information on the Emergency Care Benefit, please visit:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/03/canadas-covid-19-economic-response-plan-support-for-canadians-and-businesses.html

Self-Isolation Information

The link below is about self-care in isolation, which may be the most urgent for all of us.

 

https://www.edhat.com/news/strategies-for-self-care-with-social-isolation

 

Guided Meditation for Inner Peace and Calm / Mindful Movement

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iGWdUTifIQ

 

SMART International - SMOHIT 24/7 Help Hotline for the US & Canada

Free, confidential*, voluntary
Call for “just about anything that gets in the way of you being your best self”.

 

https://www.smohit.org/services/safety/helpline/