Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Resources for Libraries Librarianship.ca (Updated frequently)
https://librarianship.ca/features/covid-19-resources/ [2]
Government of Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-dis... [3]
BC Centre for Disease Control
http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-(novel) [4]
HealthLinkBC
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/coronavirus-disease-covid-19 [5]
Northern Health
https://www.northernhealth.ca/ [6]
Virtual mental health supports during COVID-19
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/mental-he... [7]
Changes to taxes and benefits: CRA and COVID-19
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update.html [8]
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html [9]
Government introduces Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help workers
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html [10]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Awareness resources
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coro... [11]
Be prepared for COVID-19 (factsheet)
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-co... [12]
Bill C-20 Receives Royal Assent (Aug. 2020):
https://disabilityalliancebc.org/bill-c-20-receives-royal-assent/ [13]
Disability Alliance BC Community Update – Accessibility Project Grant Call for Proposals 2020
https://disabilityalliancebc.org/community-update-accessibility-project-... [14]
Canada Revenue Agency is offering the following webinars in September and October:
Benefits and Credits Presentation on September 17, 2020 and October 6, 2020 from 1:30 – 2:30pm
Don’t miss out on the benefits and credits to which you may be entitled. Some of the benefits and credits to which you may be eligible for are the Canada child benefit, Disability tax credit, Child disability benefit, Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax Credit, and the Canada Workers Benefit. If you do your taxes after the filing deadline, your payments could be delayed. You can register for any of the above webinars by going to this link:
https://gts-ee.webex.com/gts-ee/onstage/g.php?PRID=e9783f96aaad4ac271c2f... [15]
Recall of certain hand sanitizers that may pose health risks
https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2020/73385... [16]
Government of Canada extends deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit to receive the COVID-19 one-time payment for persons with disabilities
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/10/gove... [17]