Orientation Package to Support the Easing Of Restrictions at Federal Worksites

Managers

• Mental Health Job Aids for Managers  
• Manager Guidance on the Loss of an Employee or an Employee's Loved One

All Employees

• Mental health tips for working from home
• Information on COVID-19 and mental health at work
• Mental health resources for public servants during COVID-19
• Mental health resources for public servants to help manage psychosocial risks

Managers

• Practical tips for team leaders and members transitioning to remote work

All Employees

• Tips and information to help you prepare to work remotely during COVID-19
• Tips to help public servants work effectively in a virtual team during an emergency situation
• Quick reference tool with various resources to help public servants work virtually
• Best practices and tips on how to create an effective team charter for your virtual team
• Information for Government of Canada employees on working remotely during COVID-19

All Employees

• General Occupational Health Advisory: COVID-19 Public Service Occupational Health Program
• Information for Government of Canada employees on COVID-19
• Resources on measures to reduce COVID-19 in your community   
• Guidebook for departments on easing of restrictions
• Building management direction for COVID-19
• Guidance in response to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions
• Guidance and practices for the safe return to workplaces in light of the easing of restrictions
• Occupational health tool kit: Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces in the Government of Canada's core public administration  

All Employees

• Busrides - Resources on Going Remote
• Information on the secure use of collaboration tools
• Templates for tool access
• Collaboration Superpowers - Tools for remote teams: Some tools may be blocked by IT and require IT vetting
• GitLab - Remote Work Playbook
• Guidebook for departments on easing of restrictions: Guidance for Information Management and Technology

Managers

• Resources and information for supporting employees and teams with their mental health during COVID-19
• Tips to help team leaders manage team members who are working remotely during an emergency situation
• Learning path for managers and supervisors of students working in a virtual environment during COVID-19 pandemic
• A tool for executives during COVID-19 on having meaningful conversations with employees to help constructively navigate challenging situations
• Tips for leaders on activating remote teams
• Tips for leading in uncertainty using the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) approach
• Reference tool providing key tips shared during the EXecuTALK event of Be the Leader Everyone Wants to Work for

All Employees

• Resources on responding to easing of COVID-19 restrictions for Government of Canada worksites
• Federal worksites guidebook for departments on easing of restrictions

• Taking Stock of Your Work/Life Balance (W015): Learn about techniques to analyze your current level of balance between work and personal life.
• Take a Deep Breath and Manage Your Stress (W014): Learn about strategies for dealing with stress and avoiding burnout and how to use relaxation techniques.
• Mental Health: Awareness (Z041): Learn about the complex issue of mental health in the workplace, and why it is so important.
• Mental Health: Health and Wellness Strategies (Z042): Learn how to improve your own mental well-being by building a strong resilience to stress.
• Mental Health: Psychologically Healthy Workplaces (Z043): Learn best practices in developing a psychologically healthy workplace.
• Mental Health: Signs, Symptoms and Solutions (Z067): Learn about the signs, symptoms, and solutions for mental illnesses in the workplace.
• Mental Health: Communication Strategies (Z087): Learn about the necessary skills to identify the key steps to improve communication on mental health.
• Video - #GCMentalHealth: Managing Your Mental Health: Members of the Federal Speakers' Bureau offer their lived experience and tips for managing mental health.
• Video - #GCMentalHealth: You Are Not Alone: Members of the Federal Speakers' Bureau discuss the benefits of talking about mental health and the importance of reaching out for help.

• Establishing Effective Virtual Teams (X175): Learn about teamwork and team leadership when working on a virtual team.
• Event Rebroadcast – Best Practices in Managing Virtual Teams

• MS Teams - Video Tutorials: Learn how to use Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft 365 Training: Various M365-related training products
• Event - Fast Tracking Digital on June 22

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Pandemic Awareness: Learn how to stay healthy and help stop a virus from spreading.
• Creating a Respectful Workplace (G417): Learn about ways to resolve harassment and violence issues in the workplace.
• Preventing Harassment and Violence in the Canadian Workplace (W011): Learn about the forms harassment can take in the workplace and examines the factors that might contribute to a violent incident at work.
• Workplace Violence in the Canadian Federal Jurisdiction: Recognize the Risk and Take Action (Z064): Learn about the consequences of workplace violence and preventive measures that can be taken.
• Event- Occupational Health Tips for Managers as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease on June 18  

• Establishing Effective Virtual Teams (X175): Learn about teamwork and team leadership when working on a virtual team.
• Leading Your Team Through Change (G021): Learn about how to overcome barriers to introducing change at your organization
• Performance Management for the Government of Canada (G140): Learn about the basic concepts of performance management and related requirements.
• Assessing Your Own Leadership Performance (G009): Learn about techniques leaders can use to carry out a self-assessment.
• Leading Through the Challenge of Change (X165): Learn how to undertake change management and set the stage for implementing change.
• Managing Change: Sustaining Organizational Change (X033): Learn about methods for building and cultivating a culture that sustains organizational change.
• Leveraging Emotional Intelligence (W010): Learn why emotional intelligence abilities are important.
• Trust Building through Effective Communication (C074): Learn how body language, vocal tone, and managing emotions can influence your communications and build trust with your audience.
• Become a Great Listener (C043): Learn about listening and asking questions.
• Event - Easing COVID -19 Restrictions in the Workplace: The New Workplace Normal on June 29

• Health Canada's Employee Assistance Program or your organization's EAP
• Mental Health Commission of Canada - Mental Health First Aid Canada: COVID-19 Self-Care & Resilience Guide
• Wellness Together Canada – Mental Health and Substance Use Support
• Morneau Shepell – Managing concerns and anxieties about infectious diseases at work
• Canadian Mental Health Association - COVID-19 and mental health
• Canadian Medical Association - Maintaining wellness during a pandemic
• The Mental Health Commission of Canada - Peer Support Services

• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services - Home Office Workstation Checklist
• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services - Setting Up Your Temporary Laptop Workstation
• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services - Video: Setting up a Temporary Laptop Workstation
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Flexible Work Arrangements

• Canada School of Public Service - Business line: Digital Academy
• Resources for staying cyber-healthy during COVID-19 isolation
• Considerations when using video-teleconference products and services

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Helping workplaces prevent the spread and reopen for business
• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services - COVID-19: Keeping safe during the pandemic
• Nova Scotia - COVID-19: Working
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Provincial Workers' Compensation Boards in Canada

• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services - Post Pandemic Business Resumption Checklist: Businesses Returning to the Workplace after Working Remotely
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - COVID-19 Tips for Reopening for Business
• Dialogue - The COVID-19 Return to Work Guide for Canadian Organizations
• Public Service Performance Management Application user guide for executives and managers/supervisors 
• EXecuTALK Reference Tool - Public Service Renewal: An Act of Intelligent Risk Taking
• Workplace Strategies for Mental Health - Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
• Workplace Strategies for Mental Health - Managing Mental Health Matters
• Workplace Strategies for Mental Health - Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment  
• The National Managers' Community