COVID-19 Online Resources
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Resources
- World Health Organization
- Federal Government Tracking and Information
- COVID-19: Financial support for people, businesses and organizations
- Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
- Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
- The Province of Ontario created this self-assessment tool for people to use before seeking testing or treatment
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Pandemic (COVID-19) Tip Sheets
(Pandemic guidance for higher-risk and essential occupations and industries)
COVID-19 Information
Some provinces and territories have announced support for workers who need to quarantine or self-isolate. For the latest on your province or territory, please see the links below:
Provinces
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
Territories
Child Care during Lockdowns
As many regions have moved into lockdown and schools and child care providers have closed, we have received many
questions about what people can do for child care.
Given that not everyone has the same collective
agreement provisions, here are some useful resources:
- Family Care for Full-Time and Part-Time Members at Canada Post: https://www.cupw.ca/en/updated-special-leave-family-care
- Temps and OCREs at Canada Post and Private Sector Members
- Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB): https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/recovery-caregiving-benefit.html
- Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB): https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/recovery-caregiving-benefit.html
- Government of Quebec
- Specific Information for Daycare Centres and Schools: https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/schools-daycare-centres-covid19/
Province and Territorial COVID Pages
Emergency Child Care
- You can find more information here about whether emergency care is available in your province/territory, to see if postal workers qualify and how to apply.
- You can also contact your CUPW Regional Office for more in-depth information about emergency child care in your area and whether you would qualify as an essential worker.
- Postal Workers and Emergency Child Care Services - Provinces and Territories
- Ontario - Child care for health care and frontline staff
Supports for those experiencing Domestic Violence
You will find a list of phone numbers, email addresses and web sites below where there is support and advice for anyone that needs it.
If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger call 911.
| Region | Service | Phone | Web | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada-wide | ShelterSafe | www.sheltersafe.ca/find-help/#call | ||
| Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) | Women in Canada and COVID-19 | |||
| Alberta | Family Violence Info Line – Toll-free, 24/7 | 780-310-1818 (Multilingual) | ||
| Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters | 1-866-331-3933 | www.acws.ca/ | ||
| British Columbia | VictimLink BC – 24/7 help line providing crisis support in 130 languages | 1-800-563-0808 604-875-0885 (TTY) 604-836-6381 (Text) |
www.bcsth.ca/ | VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca |
| Manitoba | Province-wide Family Violence Helpline – toll-free, 24/7 | 1-877-977-0007 1-888-987-2829 (TTY) |
www.maws.mb.ca | |
| New Brunswick | New Brunswick Directory of Services for Victims of Abuse | 506-453-5369 | www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca/
.../Directory_for_Victims_ of_Violence_Eng.pdf |
pleisnb@web.ca |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador | 709-739-6759 | www.thanl.org/find-shelter | info@thanl.org |
| Victim Services | www.gov.nl.ca/victimservices | |||
| Nova Scotia | Transition House Association of Nova Scotia | 902-429-7287 | thans.ca/ | coordinator@thans.ca |
| Nova Scotia Domestic Violence Resource Centre | nsdomesticviolence.ca | |||
| National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence | Web: NACAFV Facebook: NACAFV |
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| Northwest Territories | NWT Family Violence Shelters 24 hour Crisis Line – toll free (no TTY compatibility) | 1-866-223-7775 (867) 873-8257 in Yellowknife |
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| Ontario | Assaulted Women's Helpline – 24/7, province-wide in more than 100 different languages including 17 Aboriginal languages | 1-866-863-0511 1-866-863-7868 (TTY) Rogers, Fido, Bell and Telus - Text : #SAFE (#7233) |
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| Fem'aide: toll-free, province-wide, safety planning and referrals | 1-877-336-2433 1-866-860-7082 (TTY) |
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| Ontario Native Women's Association - Talk4Healing | 1-855-554-HEAL (4325) | |||
| Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses | www.oaith.ca | |||
| PEI | PEI Family Violence Prevention Services | 1-800-240-9894 | www.fvps.ca | |
| Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada | pauktuutit.ca/ | |||
| Quebec | SOS violence conjugale – Province-wide toll free crisis line, 24/7, toll-free | 1-800-363-9010 (TTY compatible) | ||
| Fédération des maisons d'hébergement pour femmes (FMHF) | fede.qc.ca | |||
| Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale | www.maisons-femmes.qc.ca | |||
| Saskatchewan | 24 Hour Crisis and Abuse Line | 1-800-214-7083 | ||
| Abused Women's Crisis Line | 1-888-338-0880 | |||
| Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS) | pathssk.org | |||
| Yukon | Victim Link BC 24/7 help line providing crisis support in 130 languages (also covers Yukon) | 1-800-563-0808 604-875-0885 (TTY) 604-836-6381 (Text) |
www.bcsth.ca/ | VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca |
Tell the banks: We need credit card relief now
Families are struggling to pay rent, the mortgage, monthly bills, put food on the table, and get the medications they need. They’ve got no choice but to turn to their credit cards to pay for basic needs.
The Bank of Canada has just reduced its lending rate to the big banks to a historically low level. The government and Canadians expected this to lead to debt relief for average people.
Yet the banks and credit card companies refuse to pass these savings onto Canadian families.
Sign the CLC’s letter to demand that
credit card companies reduce interest rates
Disclaimer
We are sharing the best available information we can find and updating it whenever possible, and without delay. Thus, while we are disseminating this information, please be aware that not everything we’re sharing here has been thoroughly vetted by the union, nor does it necessarily represent CUPW’s beliefs or positions.
Short Update Child Care in the Provinces
Updated: June 10, 2020
Provinces
AB: Centres reopen May 14, 2020
BC: Closure of child care centres not mandatory - many remained open during pandemic
MB: Centres to begin open early June as part of Phase 2 (Manitoba social and economic recovery plan)
NB: Centres reopened May 19, 2020
NL: Centres reopened May 11, 2020
NS: Centres to begin opening June 5, 2020 (earliest date)
ON: Centres will begin to open Friday, June 12, 2020. It will be a slow reopening with Emergency Child Care being phased-out no earlier than June 26, 2020
PE: Centres reopened May 22, 2020
QC: Reopen centres Montreal, Joliette, Regional County Municipality June 1, 2020
SK: Centres located in school open May 4, 2020
