- You live with someone who is currently isolating because of a positive COVID-19 test

- You live with someone who is currently isolating because of COVID-19 symptoms

-You live with someone who is waiting for COVID-19 test results

Select “No” if you:
- are 18 years of age or older and have received your booster OR
- are 17 years of age or younger and are fully vaccinated OR
- completed your isolation after testing positive in the last 90 days (using a rapid antigen, rapid molecular, or PCR test).

Select “No” if your household member is isolating because of COVID-19 symptoms but has already tested negative on one PCR or rapid molecular test, or two rapid antigen tests.

• In the last 14 days, you travelled outside of Canada and were told to quarantine.

• In the last 14 days, you travelled outside of Canada and were told to not attend school/child care.

If you answered “YES” to ANY question, you cannot go to school or child care. Contact your school/child care provider to let them know that you will not be attending school today. See below for isolation and testing requirements.

NOTE: When the option of [5, 10] days is listed:
• Use 5 days if you are fully vaccinated AND/OR 11 years old or younger
• Use 10 days if you are 12 years old or older and not fully vaccinated OR if you are immunocompromised, OR if you attend or work at a school or student lodging in a highest risk congregate care setting (e.g. a hospital school, or an Education and Community Partnership Program).

• As per regular protocols, all sick individuals with any symptoms of illness should stay home and seek assessment from their regular health care provider if required.
• Individuals with severe symptoms requiring emergency care should go to their nearest emergency department.
• If you got a COVID-19 vaccine or flu shot in the last 48 hours and are experiencing mild fatigue/tiredness, muscle aches, and/or joint pain that only began after vaccination, you should wear a properly fitted mask for the entire time at school/child care while you are experiencing these symptoms that only began after vaccination. You may take the mask off to quickly eat or drink
and you must stay at least two metres away from others while it is off. If your symptoms worsen, continue past 48 hours, or if you develop other symptoms: you should leave school/child care immediately to isolate.
- If you have travelled outside of Canada in the last 14 days you must follow federal guidelines which includes:
          ϕ wearing a mask at all times when in public spaces (including schools and child care)
         ϕ maintaining a list of all close contacts for your first 14 days in Canada and
          ϕ monitoring yourself for signs and symptoms of COVID-19
 - Follow the guidance below if you do not have symptoms of COVID-19 and within the last 10 days:
          ϕ You were identified as a close contact of someone with symptoms or with COVID-19 and were not required to isolate OR
         ϕ You have completed a required 5 days isolation period for any reason
• For 10 days after your last exposure to the COVID-19 positive person/person with COVID-19 symptoms, or for days 6 to 10 following the completion of your 5-day isolation period, do not visit or attend work in any highest risk settings (unless you have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and have already completed your isolation); continue to wear a well-fitted
mask in all public settings (including school and child care); avoid activities where you need to take off your mask (for example, playing a wind instrument in music class or removing your mask for sports); and do not visit anyone who may be at higher risk of illness (for example, seniors or people who are immunocompromised).

- You must isolate (stay home|) and not leave except to get tested or for medical emergency.
- If you are not tested, you must isolate (5/10) days from where symptoms started and stay in isolation until your symptoms have been improving for 24 hours (or 48 hours after nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea symptoms), and you do not have a fever whichever is longest.
-When determining your isolation period, the day your symptoms began is day ). For example, for those isolating 5 days, if symptoms develop on Saturday (day 0) you can return to school Friday (day 6)
-  If your isolation period is 5 days, from days 6 to 10 after developing symptoms, do not visit or  attend work in any highest risk settings (unless you have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and have already completed your isolation); continue to wear a well-fitted mask in all public settings (including school and child care); avoid activities where you need to take
off your mask (for example, playing a wind instrument in music class or removing your mask for sports); and do not visit anyone who may be at higher risk of illness (for example, seniors or people who are immunocompromised).
-If testing is available:
          - If a single PCR test, rapid molecular test, or rapid antigen test is positive, you should follow the guidance above "if you are not tested" and isolate for (5/10) days
        - If a single PCR or rapid molecular test is negative or two rapid antigen tests collected 24-48 hours apart are both negative, you may return to school/child care when your symptom(s) have been improving for at least 24 hours (48 hours for nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea) and you do not have a fever.
- Household members must stay home at the same time as you, unless they are 17 or younger and fully vaccinated, 18 or older and have received their COVID-19 booster dose AND/OR they have previously tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test or molecular test (PCR or rapid molecular) in the past 90 days and have already completed their isolation.
        ϕ Household members isolating because of symptoms and/or a positive test result do not need to extend their isolation period if another household member develops symptoms or tests positive.
         ϕ For 10 days after their last exposure to the person with COVID-19 symptoms, household members:
              * do not visit or attend work in any highest risk settings (unless they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and have already completed their isolation)
               * continue to wear a well-fitted mask in all public settings (including school and child care)
                * avoid activities where they need to take off their mask (for example, playing a wind instrument in music class or removing their mask for sports)
               * do not visit anyone who may be at higher risk of illness (for example, seniors or people who are immunocompromised).

• You must isolate (stay home) while there is anyone in the home who is isolating because of symptoms of COVID-19, a positive COVID-19 test result, or is isolating while waiting for a COVID-19 test result. You should only leave home for a medical emergency or clinical assessment.
• All household members must stay home at the same time as the household member who has COVID-19 symptoms or is a positive COVID-19 case, unless they are 17 or younger and fully vaccinated, 18 or older and have received their COVID-19 booster dose AND/OR they have previously tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test or molecular test (PCR
or rapid molecular) in the past 90 days and have already completed their isolation
        ϕ For 10 days after their last exposure to the person with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test result, household members:
                   * do not visit or attend work in any highest risk settings (unless they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and have already completed their isolation)
                 * continue to wear a well-fitted mask in all public settings (including school and child care)
                  * avoid activities where they need to take off their mask (for example, playing a wind instrument in music class or removing their mask for sports)
                   * do not visit anyone who may be at higher risk of illness (for example, seniors or people who are immunocompromised).
• If another household member develops symptoms or tests positive, you must continue isolating until they have also finished their own isolation period. The initial household member(s) with symptoms and/or positive test results does not have to extend their isolation period based on other household members developing symptoms or testing positive

• You must isolate (stay home) for [5, 10] days and not leave except to get tested, to get a clinical assessment, or for a medical emergency.
           ϕ When determining your isolation period, the day you were exposed to an individual with  symptoms or COVID-19 is day 0. For example, for those isolating 5 days, if you were exposed  on Saturday (day 0), you can return to school/child care on Friday (day 6).
           ϕ If your isolation period is 5 days, from days 6 to 10 do not visit or attend work in any highest risk settings (unless you have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and have already completed your isolation); continue to wear a well-fitted mask in all public settings (including school and child care); avoid activities where you need to take off your mask (for example, playing a wind instrument in music class or removing your mask for sports); and do not visit anyone who may be at higher risk of illness (for example, seniors or people who are immunocompromised).
• As long as you and your household members do not develop any symptoms, they do not need
to isolate but should self-monitor for symptoms.

• You must follow federal guidelines for individuals who have travelled internationally outside of Canada, which includes:
               ϕ wearing a mask at all times when in public spaces (including schools and child care)
              ϕ maintaining a list of all close contacts for your first 14 days in Canada and
               ϕ monitoring yourself for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
• If you have been directed to quarantine you must stay home for 14 days and not leave except to get tested, to get a clinical assessment, or for a medical emergency. For more information on federal requirements for travelers, please see the Government of Canada’s website.
• If you develop symptoms, you must also follow isolation guidance found under the results to “If you answered “YES” to any of the symptoms listed under question 1 do not go to school or child care.” and/or “If you answered “YES” to any of the symptoms listed under question 2, do not go to school or child care.”