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INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES
In response to the H1N1 flu virus pandemic, business and community agencies should ensure they have an up-to-date business or service continuity plan. This plan, which should include information on the appropriate human resources policies, will allow these organizations to work to maintain operations and critical services in the event supply chains become disrupted or employees are ill or at home to take care of friends or family.
NOTE: The International Centre for Infectious Diseases is hosting a pandemic planning seminar for small- and medium-sized businesses in Kitchener on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Click here for more information.
Business/Service Continuity
In May 2006, Public Health, in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, hosted a business continuity information session. The session covered several pandemic-related topics, including: business/service continuity, legal and human resources implications and risk communication. Click here for a copy of the presentations. (Note: file is large - 2 MB).
The Region of Waterloo also developed a 'Tool Kit' for Business Continuity which is guide (or starting point) for local agencies and businesses as they begin to prepare for a pandemic event. Click here for a copy of the 'Tool Kit' for Business Continuity.
In addition, the Public Health Agency of Canada has compiled a list of business/service continuity planning checklists and resources, including sources from the private sector. Click here to be directed to this comprehensive directory.
Other Resources
Resources for Businesses (Manufacturers and Exporters)
Resources for Small Business
Resources for Business (Retail)
Resources pertaining to Human Resources
Resources pertaining to Risk Communication
Resources for Faith Communities
Resources for Colleges & Universities
Click here to be referred to guidance documents on the prevention and management of H1N1 for workplaces and educational settings.
Resources for Businesses (Manufacturers and Exporters):
Click here for Canada's Manufacturers and Exporters Continuity Planning Guide for Canadian Business
Click here to be directed to Canada's Manufacturers and Exporters pandemic website
Resources for Small- and Medium-Sized Business
Click here for the International Centre for Infectious Diseases Business Flu Plan and Canadian Chamber of Commerce website for small- and medium-sized business (sponsored by the Public Health Agency of Canada)
NOTE: The International Centre for Infectious Diseases is hosting a seminar for local businesses in Kitchener on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Visit the link above for more information.
Resources for Business (Retail)
Click here for the Retail Council of Canada's Pandemic Planning Checklist
Resources pertaining to Human Resources
Click here for a copy of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Pandemic Planning Checklist
Click here to be directed to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) pandemic webpage.
Click here to be directed to Mercer's H1N1 webpage which includes information on human resource considerations
Resources pertaining to Risk Communication
Click here for the Centres of Disease Control and Prevention's Communication Toolkit for Employers
Resources for Faith Communities
Click here for a planning guide for faith communities developed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Click here for a planning guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Resources for Colleges/Universities
Click here for a planning guide developed by the Gallagher Higher Education Practice Group.
Click here for a planning guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For more information please click here.
