Resources

Residential Care Licensing Information Sheets

InfoSheets Residential Care

• Care Plan Information for Caregivers
• Change of Manager
• Corrective Action Plans After Investigations
• Exemptions to RCR 48(1) and 78(3)(a)
• Filing a Complaint
• Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy (FOIPPA)
• Health and Safety Plans During Investigations
• How to Interpret Investigation Findings
• Investigation Process
• Licensing of Community Care Facilities
• Missing or Wandering Person(s) - A Reportable Incident
• Nutrition & Food Service Requirements
• Policies and Procedures
• Records and Documentation
• Release of Persons in Care from Residential Care Facilities
• Repayment Agreements
• Reportable & Non-Reportable Incidents
• Steps to Obtaining a Community Care Facility Licence - Residential Care
• Suggested First Aid Supplies
• Temporary Relocation of Residential Care Facility
• Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act - Residential Care
• Tuberculosis (TB) Screening and Testing
• Understanding the Complaint Process
• Use of Restraints in Residential Care Facilities
• What is an Exemption
• What to include in Outbreak Management Plans

Branch Publications

• Advance Directives
• Advanced Directives and Care Plans
• Agreement in Writing to the Use of Restraints
• Consent for Use of Restraints in Residential Care Facilities
• Immunization of Adult Persons in Residential Care
• Incident Reporting of Aggressive or Unusual Behaviour in Adult Residential Care Facilities
• Planning for Your Care Needs: Considerations in Selecting a Long Term Care Home
• Preventing Opiod Overdose Deaths
• Residents Bill of Rights
• What is a Family and / or Resident Council

Other Publications and Websites

• Assisted Living and Residential Care Fire and Life Safety
• BC Emergency Preparedness
• Canada’s Food Guide
• Cleaning and Disinfecting
• Developing, Supporting and Maintaining Resident Councils and Resident and Family Councils
• Handwashing
• Meals and More Manual

Child Care Licensing Information Sheets

InfoSheets Child Care

• Care Plan Information for Caregivers - Child Care
• Change of Manager
• Children's Outdoor Play Space Plan
• Corrective Action Plans After Investigations
• Designated Off Site Play Space Plan
• Do You Require a Community Care Facility Licence?
• Diapering Recommendations
• Emergency Policies and Procedures
• Family Child Care
• Field Trip Safety
• Filing a Complaint
• Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy (FOIPPA)
• Guiding Children's Behaviour
• Health and Safety Plans During Investigations
• How to Interpret Investigation Findings
• Investigation Process
• Lead in Water - Bulletin for Licensed Child Care Facilities
• Lead in Water Infosheet
• Licensing of Community Care Facilities
• Missing or Wandering Person(s) - A Reportable Incident
• Nutrition Requirements
• Potentially Poisonous Items
• Prevention Strategies
• Records and Documentation
• Repayment Agreements
• Reportable & Non-Reportable Incidents
• Safety Bulletin Water Safety 2013
• Safe Release of Children
• Safe Sleep Practices
• Sanitizer Information
• Staffing Exemptions
• Steps to Obtaining a Community Care Facility Licence for a Child Care Facility
• Suggested First Aid Supplies for Child Care Facilities
• Supervision of Children
• Suspected Abuse or Neglect - Child Care
• Tuberculosis (TB) Screening and Testing
• The Use of Restraints - Child Care
• Use of Personal Insect Repellants
• Water Safety in Child Care Facilities
• Water Sample Directions - Child Care
• What is an Exemption

Branch Publications

• Fire and Life Safety for Licensed Home Based Child Care Settings in BC
• Furnishings and Equipment Guidelines for Licensed Child Care Facilities
• Guiding Children's Behaviours
• Local Government Requirements: A Handbook for Child Care Providers
• Moving to a New Location - Child Care
• Parents' Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Child Care in BC
• Preventing Illness in Child Care Settings
• Preventing Injury in Child Care Settings
• Standard of Practice - Active Play
• Standard of Practice - Family Child Care
• Standard of Practice - Safe Play Space

Other Publications and Websites

• An Informational Guide to Young Children's Outdoor Play Space 7 Cs
• BCCDC Guide to Common Childhood Diseases
• BCCDC Public Health Guidance for Communicable Diseases Supporting Child Wellness
• BC Emergency Preparedness
• Canada’s Food Guide
• Child Care Car Seats
• Child Care Resource and Referral - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
• Children and Plant Safety
• Cleaning and Disinfecting
• Discover How to Prevent Injuries Before They Happen
• Food Flair Early Practitioners Resource
• Handwashing
• Health Link BC
• Health Link BC – Immunizations for Children
• Island Health Public Health Nutrition Resources
• Is Your Child Safe - Health Canada
• Monthly Fire Evacuation Drill Practice Record & Annual Emergency Plan Practice Record
• Responding to Child Welfare Concerns
• Using Your Home for Daycare
• Well Beings
• 2025 Playspace Safety Maintenance Checklist & Outdoor Daily, Monthly, and Annual Inspection
• 2026 Playspace Safety Maintenance Checklist & Outdoor Daily, Monthly, and Annual Inspection

 Licensing Forms

• Application for a Community Care Facility Licence
• Amendment Existing Community Care Facility Licence
• Temporary Placement/Retention Application form - Child Care
• Temporary Placement/Retention Application form - Child Care (Fillable)