COVID-19 Multilingual Resource
Please find below all the translated health information regarding COVID-19 from various government agencies.
Also, please visit the COVID-19 vaccine multilingual resource page for more information regarding vaccines available in Canada.
Alberta Health Services
Multilingual resources
Various COVID-19 related translations are available in following languages:
- Iska I’abi (Alexis Nakota Stoney)
- አማርኛ (Amharic)
- عربي (Arabic)
- Niitsipowahssin (Blackfoot)
- 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
- 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
- Nêhiyawêwin (Cree)
- دری (Dari)
- Tsaat’ine tthadeh (Dene)
- Français (French)
- Plautdietsch (Low German)
- हिन्दी (Hindi)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- नेपाली (Nepali)
- Afaan Oromoo (Oromo)
- پښتو (Pashto)
- Português (Portuguese)
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
- Af-Soomaali (Somali)
- Español (Spanish)
- Îethka (Stoney-Nakoda)
- Tagalog (Tagalog)
- ไทย (Thai)
- ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
Government of Alberta
Multilingual Resources
- عربي (Arabic)
- 简体中文 (Chinese Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese Traditional)
- Français (French)
- हिन्दी (Hindi)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
- Af-Soomaali (Somali)
- Español (Spanish)
- Tagalog (Tagalog)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
Government of Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
| Title of the document | Languages available |
| Care at home for those who have or may have been exposed to COVID-19 | Arabic, Cree, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Ojibwe Eastern, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese |
Cleaning and disinfecting public spaces during COVID-19 | Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Cree, Dene, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Innu-Aimun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Italian, Korean, Michif, Mikmaq, Ojibwe Eastern, Ojibwe Western, Oji-Cree, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| COVID-19 antibody(serology) testing: Information for patients | English, French |
| COVID-19: Families entering Canada | English, French |
| COVID-19: For travellers with symptoms, a positive test, who aren’t fully vaccinated without symptoms, or who don’t have a fully vaccinated exemption. | English, Farsi, French, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian |
| Coronavirus disease(COVID-19): How to remove disposable gloves (video) | English, French |
| COVID-19: Mandatory random testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers and unvaccinated children less than 12 years | Arabic, Cree, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Ojibwe Eastern, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| COVID-19 mask use: How to choose, use and care for a mask | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| COVID-19 mask use: How to make your mask fit properly | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| COVID-19 mask use: Types of masks and respirators | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| Entering Canada by pleasure craft (recreational boat) during COVID-19 | English, French |
| Entering or leaving Canada by cruise ship during COVID-19 | English, French |
| COVID-19: We’re doing this for this (video) | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| Find your rhythm (video) | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| For travellers over 12 without symptoms who have a medical contraindication against receiving a COVID-19 vaccine | English, French |
| Fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada during COVID-19 | English, French |
| Hand-washing heroes (video) | English, French |
| Help reduce the spread of COVID-19 | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| How the National Microbiology Laboratory tests for COVID-19 | English, French |
| How to quarantine or isolate at home if you have or may have COVID-19 | Arabic, Cree, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Inuktitut, Korean, Eastern Ojibway, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| Information for patients: A guide to self-testing for COVID-19 | English, French |
| Parenting during COVID-19 | Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Cree, Dene, English, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Innu-Aimun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Italian, Korean, Michif, Mikmaq, Ojibwe Eastern, Ojibwe Western, Oji-Cree, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, and Urdu |
| People who are at risk of more severe disease or outcomes from COVID-19 | Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Cree, Dene, English, French, Farsi, German, Innu-Aimun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Italian, Korean, Michif, Mikmaq, Ojibwe Eastern, Ojibwe Western, Oji-Cree, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, and Urdu |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn during the COVID-19 pandemic | Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Cree, Dene, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Innu-Aimun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Italian, Korean, Michif, Mikmaq, Ojibwe Eastern, Ojibwe Western, Oji-Cree, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| Rapid testing in the workplace: Information for employees | English, French |
| Rapid COVID-19 tests: Handout for Pharmacies | English, French |
| Reduce the spread of COVID-19: Wash your hands infographic | Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Cree, Dene, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Innu-Aimun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Italian, Korean, Michif, Mikmaq, Ojibwe Eastern, Ojibwe Western, Oji-Cree, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese |
| Understanding COVID-19 testing | English, French |
| Unvaccinated travellers entering Canada during COVID-19 | English, French |
External Resources
For translated community resources related to COVID-19, please visit
COVID-19 Emergency Hotline Service for people needing to access various support (Food, Finance, Counselling and other basic needs) in 20 languages
Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Vietnamese
World Health Organization: Mythbusters
Arabic, Chinese Simplified, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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