COVID-19 – Business & Workplace Screening

Last updated/reviewed: 8:58 a.m., March 5, 2021

Information for Owners/Operators/Employers

As per provincial regulations, every business or organization in Ontario must:

1. actively screen every person who works at the business or organization before they enter the premises of the business or organization. As a minimum, workplaces must use the Ontario COVID-19 Worker and Employee Screening Tool; and
2. post passive screening signage at all entrances to the premises of the business or organization, in a location visible to the public, that informs anyone who enters (e.g., customers, courier services, etc.) how to screen themselves for COVID-19 prior to entering the premises.

Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions about active screening
• Resources for workplaces during COVID-19
• Ministry of Health COVID-19 Screening Tool for Businesses and Organizations (Screening Workers) – English
• Ministry of Health COVID-19 Screening Tool for Businesses and Organizations (Screening Workers) – French
• For more information about implementing active screening of customers, click here.

Signage

• STOP COVID-19 Screening Form/Poster passive screening signage (Poster low literacy)
• STOP – Do you have passive screening signage (Poster with written instructions)
• General Signage (face coverings, hand sanitizing, physical distancing, etc.)