| Identifier and policy indicator name | Policy indicator coding values | Targeting coding guidance |
|---|---|---|
| C1 – School closing | 0 – no measures 1 – recommend closing or all schools open with alterations resulting in significant difference compared to non-COVID‑19 operations 2 – require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools) 3 – require closing all school levels |
0 – targeted (region, city) 1 – general (entire province) Blank – no restrictions |
| C2 – Workplace closing | 0 - no measures 1 - recommend closing (or recommend work from home) or all businesses open with alterations resulting in significant differences compared to non-COVID-19 operation 2 - require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers 3 - require closing (or work from home) for all-but-essential workplaces (eg grocery stores, doctors) |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C3 – Cancel public events | 0 - no measures 1 - recommend cancelling 2 - require cancelling |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C5 – Close public transport | 0 - no measures 1 - recommend closing (or significantly reduce volume/route/means of transport available) 2 - require closing (or prohibit most citizens from using it) |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C6 – Stay-at-home requirements | 0 - no measures 1 - recommend not leaving house 2 - require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and 'essential' trips 3 - require not leaving house with minimal exceptions (eg allowed to leave once a week, or only one person can leave at a time, etc) |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C7 – Restrictions on internal movement | 0 - no measures 1 - recommend not to travel between regions/cities 2 - internal movement restrictions in place |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C8 – International travel controls | 0 - no restrictions 1 - screening arrivals 2 - quarantine arrivals from some or all regions 3 - ban arrivals from some regions 4 - ban on all regions or total border closure |
No flag for this policy |
| H1 – Public information campaigns | 0 - no COVID-19 public information campaign 1 - public officials urging caution about COVID-19 2- coordinated public information campaign (eg across traditional and social media) |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C9— Restrictions on restaurant for in-person dining | 0 – no restrictions 1 – open for in-person dining with capacity limit (eg reduce capacity to allow for 2 meters distance between tables) 2 – open for in-person dining with tighter capacity limit (eg, only patio, less than 50% capacity) 3 – prohibited |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank – no restrictions |
| C10— Restrictions on gathering indoor | 0 – no restrictions 1 – restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 250 people 2 - restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 100 people 3 – restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 50 people 4 – restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 25 people 5 - restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 10 people 6 – prohibited, family members only or restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 5 people |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank – no restrictions |
| C11— Restrictions on gathering outdoor | 0 – no restrictions 1 – restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 250 people 2 - restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 100 people 3 – restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 50 people 4 – restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 25 people 5 - restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 10 people 6 – prohibited, family members only or restriction limit on gatherings is less than or equal to 5 people |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C12— Hair salons and barbershop closures. | 0 – no restrictions 1 – open with health measure in place 2 – require closing |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C13— Daycare closing | 0 – no restrictions 1 – open full capacity with alterations resulting in significant difference compared to non-COVID-19 operations 2 – open half capacity 3 – open for essential workers only 4 – require closing |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C14— Restrictions on non-essential retail businesses | 0 – no restrictions 1 – open with capacity limit 2 – curbside only 3 – only few retails allowed to open curbside (e.g. seasonal) 4 – require closing |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
| C15— Gyms closing | 0 – no restrictions 1 – fully open with capacity limit 2 – partially open with capacity limit 3 – require closing |
0 - targeted 1- general Blank - no restrictions |
Coding for Statistics Canada restriction index - 2020
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