Pandemic Planning for Canadian Commercial Real Estate

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2010-03 ::: BOMA Canada Brief -- Privacy Issues in times of Pandemic Outbreaks
••• Privacy Commissions at the federal and some provincial levels have received inquiries from organizations seeking clarification about how privacy laws apply in the private sector workplace during the H1N1 pandemic. More information about what guideline about what employers can do and ask of employees during a pandemic can be found at the commissions of Canada, Alberta and British Columbia.
2010-02 ::: BOMA Canada Release
••• BOMA Canada Updates Pandemic Planning Program (PDF)
••• Mise à jour du plan de BOMA en cas de pandémie (PDF)
Autumn 2009 Pandemic webinar series is complete.
Please check back in 2010 for the next Pandemic webinar series.
2009-09-21 ::: BOMA Canada Release
••• Commercial Buildings in a Pandemic: What Is The Plan?
Thinking Like A Virus ::: Epidemic or Infodemic
••• H1N1 Magazine Article (July/August 2009)
2009-06 ::: BOMA Canada Release
••• BOMA Canada Pandemic-Planning | H1N1 update for Property Managers

2009-05 ::: BOMA Canada Release
••• BOMA Canada Pandemic-Planning Webinar on May 13, 2009
2009-04 ::: BOMA Canada Release
••• BOMA Canada’s Pandemic Planning Guide for Commercial Buildings available now

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Globe and Mail Article: Handy how-to for a profound what-if
2007-05 ::: Globe and Mail

A guide for building owners cobbles together disparate information to prepare for an influenza pandemic...
by TINA BARTON (Special to The Globe and Mail - June 26, 2007)
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Pandemic Planning – First Steps for Landlords
2007-05 ::: BOMA Canada Press Release

BOMA Canada’s Pandemic Planning Guide and Toolkit provide a tremendous amount of information regarding recommended proactive measures that companies should take, both now and in the future, to mitigate the effects of pandemic illness on workers.
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BOMA Canada Launches New Pandemic Planning Guide
2007-04 ::: BOMA Canada Press Release

To assist Canadian commercial real estate companies in making pandemic planning an integral part of their disaster preparedness plans and policies, the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) and a Task Force of key industry leaders have been proactively engaged in developing the just-released comprehensive Pandemic Planning Guide for Commercial Buildings.
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Pandemic Planning Guide ::: 2007-04
Pandemic Planning Toolkit ::: 2007-04

Pandemic Planning Communications to Commercial Tenants
2006-11 ::: BOMA Canada Press Release

As part of its ongoing participation in the National Industry Pandemic Planning Task Force, BOMA Canada has made a commitment to working with association members and industry counterparts in a national communications role. The Task Force objective is to develop a common and consistent approach across the commercial real estate industry, to mitigate the impact of a pandemic on Canada’s workers. There is increasing concern over the likelihood of an influenza pandemic occurring in Canada. In such an event, the medical community projects that as much as 40% of the workforce will be unavailable for periods of up to 8 weeks.
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BOMA Canada Holds Key Role in New National Pandemic Planning Task Force
2006-06 ::: BOMA Canada Press Release

In response to growing concerns over the possibility of a widespread viral outbreak, a National Industry Pandemic Planning Task Force has been established, composed of representatives from major commercial real estate owners and managers across the country, as well as BOMA Canada. The group is supported by Marsh Canada as an expert in business continuity and by Dr. Donald Low, Chief of Microbiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.
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