The federal government is raising the requirements for a vaccine against COVID-19 for federal government officials and transportation workers, and on the same day released details of the abolition of the mandate for domestic and outbound travel.
Finance Council President Mona Fortier has announced that the change will take effect on June 20th.
Fortier added that employees who are currently on unpaid administrative leave as a result of the vaccination policy will be contacted by their managers to resume their duties.
The government also expects that requirements for vaccines introduced by individual agencies, including Crown corporations, will be suspended.
The “COVID-19 vaccination policy for the main public administration, including the RCMP” was introduced on 6 October 2021. The Finance Council launched a review six months after the implementation of the policy guidelines.
According to a government website, 98.5% of the federal public service is fully vaccinated, 0.3% are partially vaccinated, another 0.3% say they have not been vaccinated, and 0.9% have applied for accommodation.
Accommodation is based on medical condition, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination, as defined by Canadian Human Rights Act.
At the same time, Ottawa is also demanding that federally regulated transportation employers impose a vaccine mandate among its employees. This includes railway, cruise and airline staff.
No domestic vaccine policy has been imposed on truck drivers, but restrictions on cross-border travel have indeed been in place since January.
The decision provoked a backlash among transport groups and trade associations, who argued that the rule would add to the supply chain obstacles already exacerbated by the pandemic.
He later inspired the Freedom Convoy protests, which occupied downtown Ottawa for several weeks and blocked major entry points.
Fortier was joined by Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs Dominique LeBlanc, Minister for Transport Omar Algabra and Minister for Health Jean-Yves Duclos. All three ministers said the government would not hesitate to re-impose the mandates if it is necessary from a public health point of view.
“Today is just a continuation of a measured, cautious approach that we hope will allow Canadians, with the coming of good weather, with the coming of the summer months, to be in a different position, but we are not naive about what can be done. happened in the fall, “LeBlanc said.
“If we get to another point, we will not hesitate again to take on our responsibilities and implement a series of measures needed to protect Canadians.
More details to come …
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