Orders made in response to an emergency

Updated to: April 28, 2023

General information about emergency orders

Like regulations, these orders are made under the authority of an enabling Act and have legislative effect, but they are not required to be registered as regulations under The Statutes and Regulations Act.

They have been made in response to an emergency and are effective for the period of time shown in the table, unless they are revoked before the end date.

Some orders override or affect the application of another Act or a regulation for a period of time specified in the order.

Include orders that have expired or been revoked.

C.C.S.M.	Title of Act Order	Date signed	In force
R117	The Regulated Health Professions Act
	Order re authority to perform reserved acts (former nurses)	30 Mar. 2020	30 Mar. 2020 until terminated
	Order under The Regulated Health Professions Act (COVID-19 Response Nurses)	30 Nov. 2020	30 Nov. 2020 until terminated
	Order under The Regulated Health Professions Act (nasopharyngeal swabbing re private employers)	23 Mar. 2021	26 Mar. 2021 until terminated
	Order under The Regulated Health Professions Act (nasopharyngeal swab)	3 June 2021	4 June 2021 until terminated
	Order under The Regulated Health Professions Act (vaccine administration)	30 June 2021	30 June 2021 until terminated
	Order under The Regulated Health Professions Act (vaccine administration) (influenza)	14 Oct. 2021	14 Oct. 2021 until terminated
	Order under The Regulated Health Professions Act (rapid testing)	16 Dec. 2021	18 Dec. 2021 until terminated

NOTE: An order without an end date may include an end date for any part of the order.