Public Health Measures Guidance
The PEI Chief Public Health Office and its partners have developed these information and guidance documents to help Prince Edward Island navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
To limit the introduction and spread of COVID-19, the Chief Public Health Office has issued Public Health Orders that residents must follow.
Campgrounds are permitted to re-open for PEI residents only in Phase #3 of Renew PEI Together
As of June 1, 2020
Campground operators on Prince Edward Island are required to implement the measures noted below to protect the health and safety of...
This guideline applies to any scenario in which two or more persons who do not live in the same household travel together in the same vehicle for work and/or essential transport purposes, including personal vehicles, taxis and ride shares, and fleet...
The Workers Compensation Board urges the Captain and crew to follow directives of the PEI Chief Public Health Office during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, all people on board must place an increased focus on the COVID-19 Safe Work Protocols to...
A community garden utilizes either individual or shared plots on private or public land where community members can access to grow fresh fruits and vegetables. Planting, growing and cultivating fruits and vegetables is part of the food supply chain for...
This guideline applies to any activity that may be broadly considered under the construction and landscaping banner, including but not limited to: outdoor construction, indoor construction, landscaping and garden maintenance, pool maintenance and...
People with Symptoms
If a person develops COVID-19 symptoms while at the school, they will be isolated in a pre-determined isolation space. If a separate room is not available, they must be kept at least two metres away from others.
The most common...
Day camps (also called summer camps and/or kids’ camps) are permitted to open during Phase 4 of Renew PEI Together. Day camp operators should not re-open until they are able to meet the requirements in this guideline document.
June 1, 2020
While day...
The Chief Public Health Office recommends against door-to-door visitation for canvassing, sales, and funding drives. Consider other options such as online or phone canvassing and sales wherever possible.
If it is necessary to conduct door-to-door...
This guideline applies to gyms, fitness studios, yoga studios, climbing walls, swimming pools, spas, and similar indoor recreational facilities.
Core operational measures
Required by all businesses, services, and organizations:
develop an operational...
1. Overview
Fixed roof tourism establishments on Prince Edward Island are required to implement the measures noted below to protect the health and safety of employees and guests.
Additional workplace guidelines and public health measures required to be...
The maximum indoor seating capacity for all food premises is up to 50 patrons. Having the maximum capacity set at 50 will help with ensuring the ability of the Chief Public Health Office to perform the required contact tracing in the event that a case...
Public Health measures (e.g. physical distancing) have been put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate the societal and health care system impact of the disease. These restrictions affect funerals and burials as well as cemetery and...
This guideline applies to any informal sale of household goods by private individuals held outdoors near a private dwelling, apartment building, or condominium complex, and/or through an online marketplace.
When setting up a garage or yard sale:
Host a...
Golf course operators on Prince Edward Island are required to implement the measures noted below to protect the health and safety of employees and players on Island courses.
Additional workplace guidelines and public health measures required to be...
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
The tip sheets cover a range of occupations and industries from construction and trucking to healthcare and first responders.
COVID-19 Tip Sheets for higher-risk and essential occuations and...
This guideline applies to personal and organized events related to upcoming holidays, religious festivals, and celebrations that typically feature gatherings of family and friends, shared food, and visits to neighbours and other households.
Holiday...
All Islanders are encouraged to keep a log of social interactions as public health measures are gradually relaxed.
A log will assist you to monitor the number of interactions you are having. In addition, should a case of COVID-19 be detected, a log will...
Consider offering options for online shopping, home delivery, and curbside pick-up options where possible.
Determine a capacity based on physical distancing/ability to manage numbers for the space, and monitor entrances and exits to ensure that capacity...
As of October 1, 2020
For personal gatherings (e.g. large families having visitors or playing frisbee in the park), limits are 20 people indoors and outdoors from different households, while maintaining a two-metre separation.
Larger organized...
As of October 1, 2020
This guideline applies to owners and operators of businesses, services or organizations and organizers of events:
that operate in facilities (indoor or outdoor) with separate rooms or large spaces that can accommodate more than...
As of October 1, 2020
This guideline applies to businesses, services or organizations operating organized recreational activities or team sports, both outdoors or indoors, including but not limited to baseball, basketball, dance, gymnastics, hockey, and...
This guideline applies to businesses, services, and organizations that maintain and operate outdoor recreation spaces for public use, including trails, parks, playgrounds, beaches, outdoor gyms, and any other outdoor recreation space.
Core measures...
Personal services establishments are permitted to open during Phase #3 of Renew PEI Together
June 1, 2020
A business should not re-open until management and staff are able to meet these requirements. Any personal services facility must also follow the...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic declared on March 11th, 2020 visitor restrictions were implemented in Community Care Facilities across Prince Edward Island to protect residents.
Progressive lifting of public health measures has been frequently...
This guideline applies to all retail businesses, including but not limited to clothing retailers, big-box retailers, food, alcohol, and cannabis retailers, shopping malls, book stores, convenience stores, bargain retailers, and electronics retailers....
This guideline applies to any indoor or outdoor facility with a publicly-accessible swimming pool or swimming pools, including hotels, campgrounds, municipal pools, and fitness facilities.
If you are contemplating having more than one gathering at a...
Temporary foreign workers play an important role in various industries of the Island economy. These essential workers are required to self-isolate for 14 days and must adhere to strict public health measures.
For Employers
Protecting PEI Seafood...
This guidance is intended to provide information to assist in minimizing the transmission of COVID-19 among Islanders experiencing homelessness as well as prevent and manage individual cases in shelters and facilities that support homeless individuals....
Tour buses and passenger buses are permitted to operate with:
50% capacity, with seating staggered to maintain 6 feet as much as possible between individuals/households OR
With physical distancing between households and other individuals of their...
Travellers arriving in PEI that are required to self-isolate for 14 days are to go directly to their self-isolation location. There are some circumstances where a PEI resident must provide transportation for someone meeting self-isolation requirements...
U-Pick operations are permitted to open safely.
Core measures for all businesses, services and organizations
Develop and follow an operational plan detailing methods to mitigate transmission of disease.
Take every reasonable step to ensure physical...
Unlicensed child care centres can operate under the directive of the Chief Public Health Officer.
The centre will be required to close if either a child or the child care provider tests positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), or any other imminent health...
The PEI Chief Public Health Office requires that individuals wear masks in all indoor public spaces in Prince Edward Island.
Wearing a facial covering/non-medical mask in the community is not a substitute for physical distancing and hand washing....
This guideline applies to workplaces that are primarily office settings, including enclosed offices, cubicle environments, open office environments, and any combination thereof. This guideline includes shared kitchen space and meeting space.
Core...
Core measures required by all organizations providing worship services including the following:
Develop an operational plan detailing how risk of transmission of disease will be mitigated; if an organization is responsible for multiple locations, any...