COVID-19: Production in Nova Scotia

April 13, 2022 — The Province of Nova Scotia has lifted the state of emergency and COVID-19 restrictions, together with gathering limits, social distancing and mask-wearing. Some restrictions could stay in high-risk settings like healthcare and public colleges — please click on HERE for provincial restrictions and steering. On April 7, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of well being confirmed the province is in its sixth wave of COVID-19. Positive instances are at an all-time excessive in Nova Scotia. While not mandated by the province, Screen Nova Scotia recommends that particular person productions and companies in the movie and tv sector preserve ongoing well being and security practices to guard in opposition to the unfold of COVID-19 throughout this busy manufacturing season. This might embrace common testing, guaranteeing all employees are vaccinated, offering PPE, and many others.

Screen Nova Scotia will stay in contact with native unions and guilds as greatest practices are decided and advisable. Please see our “COVID-19 Related Health & Safety Guidelines for the Screen Industry” under, which stay obtainable to producers/productions trying to create dependable well being and security plans. As all the time, Screen Nova Scotia is right here to help your manufacturing. If you’ve gotten any questions or issues after studying this web page, please don’t hesitate to succeed in out to us straight.

HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES

Health & Safety Guidelines: The well being and security of all people working in the display trade is a prime concern throughout COVID-19. Screen Nova Scotia’s “COVID-19 Related Health & Safety Guidelines for the Screen Industry” are meant to supply steering to productions as they navigate COVID-19 particular threat publicity in the course of the manufacturing of movie and tv in Nova Scotia.

These COVID-19 associated pointers have been developed in March 2020 to include skilled recommendation, enable for alignment with provincial and federal public well being and security protocols, and promote the protected return to work in our trade. The pointers have been authorised by the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang, in addition to the Dept of Labour and Advanced Education. Please observe: the rules have been final up to date in October 2021.

Click HERE to view and obtain Screen Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Related Health & Safety Guidelines for the Screen Industry.

Department Specific Appendices: Screen Nova Scotia’s Health and Safety Committee created this set of steered practices for particular departments as appendices. These supplemental pointers act as a complement to the COVID-19 Related Health & Safety Guidelines for the Screen Industry and can support productions in growing their very own set of show-specific personalized protocols.

The appendices are meant as primary pointers for these departments which are most impacted by COVID-19 procedures. They are meant to assist producers, forged, and crew navigate working situations in the course of the pandemic. Click HERE to view and obtain the Departmental Appendices to Screen Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Related Health & Safety Guidelines for the Screen Industry.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

Who can come to Canada: Canadian residents and all different international nationals who qualify for the totally vaccinated traveller exemption can enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) journey. More data HERE. Starting April 1st, 2022, pre-entry exams will not be required for totally vaccinated travellers getting into Canada by land, air or water. Until then, observe the pre-entry take a look at necessities HERE.

Travel into Nova Scotia: As of February 2022, all border restrictions for home travellers getting into Nova Scotia have been lifted; there are not any isolation necessities or Nova Scotia Safe Check-in kind. International travellers will proceed to observe federal guidelines.

Vaccination Policy: As we are actually in the third and remaining part of Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 reopening plan (HERE), proof of vaccination for discretionary actions is not required. More data HERE.