Health and Safety

Eat well to learn, play and grow!

A series of downloadable colourful posters promoting healthy eating in schools, early learning and child care centres and recreation facilities. Aussi disponible en français. A limited quantity of additional copies are available to order ONLY by schools, child care centres and recreation facilities in MANITOBA. Read more...

Measles and Vaccination: Information to share with parents

With the recent measles outbreak, it’s a good opportunity to review policies and procedures to ensure that you are meeting requirements and following public health expectations. Some things to consider: • Do you continue to provide information to parents about immunization? • Do you understand public health expectations for documenting children’s immunization and developing an exclusion plan? Canada Public Health has information on the measles and a parent's guide to immunization. HealthLinkBC also has multilingual information about vaccination that you can share with parents. Contact your local public health office for more information.

Sample CNC – Child Abuse Policy & Procedures

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When Compassion Hurts: Burnout, Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Trauma in Prenatal and Early Childhood Service Providers

In early childhood services, there is a close connection between the service provider and the person being served. This relationship exposes caregivers to the distress and pain experienced by mothers, fathers, infants and young children, yet is strengthened through empathy and a desire to alleviate pain and suffering. Read more...

Reporting of Child Protection and Child Abuse: Handbook and Protocols for Manitoba Service Providers

The Manitoba Provincial Advisory Committee on Child Abuse (PACCA) has developed a resource for anyone involved in identifying, reporting and dealing with a child in need of protection, including child abuse. Read more...

Find local child protection and welfare information and guidance

Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal provides access to research on Canadian child welfare programs and policies. Explore information on statistics, legislation, research and researcher, access publications and reports, or find contact information for your province or territory here.

Online Anaphylaxis Education

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new online course “Anaphylaxis in Schools: What Educators Need to Know.” Developed by Anaphylaxis Canada in collaboration with Leap Learning Technologies Inc. and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the new course provides up-to-date information on the prevention, recognition, and management of anaphylaxis. The bilingual course is available now at www.allergyaware.ca.

Health and Safety Awareness Training for Ontario Workers and Supervisors

A new regulation will require health and safety awareness training for every worker and supervisor under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The regulation comes into force July 1, 2014. Learn more about the regulation, training requirements, and the free suite of training resources.

Immunization Information For Parents

Parents Guide to Immunization Immunization Schedule Creator  

Discussions on Food

Canada's Food Guide (Different Languages)
Introducing Food Allergy Canada!