BAC remains engaged with government officials and industry partners collecting information and sharing with members to ensure our industry continues to operate in this new normal. To all our members, artisans, individual, corporate and retail bakeries, to suppliers of ingredients, of equipment and others, from coast to coast, and to the dedicated employees who continue to put bread on the table of Canadians – BAC thanks you for helping to maintain Canada’s food security during this COVID-19 crisis.

Resources from Government Agencies:

NEW – Updates as of January 12, 2021 for the Province of Ontario:

There will be a combination of measures that come into effect between Tuesday January 12, 2021 and Thursday, January 14, 2021.

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Vaccine Queue Calculator for Canada – This calculator estimates where you are in the queue to receive a COVID vaccine in Canada. It is based on the national guidelines priority list released by the Canadian government.

Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Theresa Tam’s Twitter Account (Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer)

Ontario Public Health Agency Coronavirus

Quebec Public Health Agency

covid-19 – BC Centre for Disease Control

Canada Food Inspection Agency – COVID-19

US Center for Disease Control

Top U.S. Government Websites for COVID-19 Information

World Health Organization – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Financial Resources:

Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)

EDC Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) Guarantee

CEEFC is a subsidiary of CDEV that has been formed to administer the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF)

Correspondence:

In December 2020, BAC sent a letter to each Provincial Premiere, Minister of Health, Public Health Agency and Provincial Ministries responsible for food production regarding the need to prioritize vaccination of food workers including bakers.  To our knowledge there has not been any specific declaration regarding the prioritization of food production workers by the provinces.  However we do believe the provinces are following federal guidance on the prioritization and as such food workers fall into the category of essential workers under the federal government’s Guidance on the prioritization of initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine(s).  This guidance has essential workers being prioritized in Stage 2 .

COVID-19 contact information:

Phone: 1-833-784-4397 (Interpretation services are available in multiple languages)
Email: phac.info.aspc@canada.ca