Useful sources – Info COVID-19 Agriculture

Information and psychological support in case of stress due to the COVID-19

• Support service offered the Quebec Organization Au coeur des familles agricoles (ACFA website in French only)
• Efforts made by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture to help manage stress on the farm during COVID-19 (OFA website)
• Possible reactions in the context of a pandemic: stress, anxiety, depression (Government of Quebec website)
• Advice from the Psychologists Order of Quebec (Psychologists Order of Quebec website in French only)

Medical advice and support on the COVID-19

• Symptoms and treatments (Government of Canada website)
• Self-care Guide (Government of Quebec website)
• Symptom Self-Assessment Tool (Government of Canada website)

Individual and collective measures to limit propagation

• Adopt a good hand washing routine (Government of Canada website)
• Be informed and proactive (Government of Canada website)
• Manage your farm and your employees (CAHRC website)
• COVID-19 Health at work (Quebec Public Health Institute)

Relevant information on the COVID-19 for the agricultural field

• Quebec’s list of essential activities and services which includes agricultural businesses (Government of Quebec website)
• Ontario’s list of essential activities and services which includes agricultural businesses (Government of Ontario website)
• La Financière agricole du Québec: questions/answers and support (FAQ website)
• Financial support program of Farm Credit Canada (FCC website)
• UPA communications on the COVID-19 (UPA website in French only)
• Federal measures regarding temporary foreign workers (Government of Canada website)

General information on the COVID-19

• Glance in Canada and in the rest of the world (Government of Canada website)

Transport measures related to the COVID-19 (in Quebec)

• Load limits are removed (Transport Québec website)

Reliable sources that are available at all times

Phone number for immediate assistance or care in case of distress or emergency

• • 911 (everywhere in Canada)

Phone numbers for more information or medical assistance in presence of any symptom or doubt on your health

• • 1-833-784-4397 (everywhere in Canada)
  • 418-644-4545 (Quebec area)
  • 514-644-4545 (Montreal area)
  • 450-644-4545 (Monteregie area)
  • 819-644-4545 (Outaouais area)
  • 1-877-644-4545 toll free (elsewhere in Québec)
  • 1-866-797-0000 (Ontario)

Phone numbers for more information or medical assistance in case of stress or psychological distress

• • 450-678-6995 (for Quebec agricultural producers)
  • 811 (Quebec)
  • 1-866-531-2600 (Ontario)
  • List of distress centers by region in Ontario

Websites

• • Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)
  • Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
  • Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
  • Government of Canada
  • Government of Quebec
  • Government of Ontario
  • La Financière agricole du Québec (FAQ)
  • L’Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec (UPA)
  • Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)