COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Decisions In Canada

With trends such as remote working, air filtration, masking, hand cleaning and vaccination policies, the pandemic has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on all workplaces. The introduction of COVID-19 vaccination policies, in particular, has had one of the biggest impacts on the Canadian employment and labour landscape in the last decade.

In this article, we provide an overview of the employment and labour litigation trends resulting from these policies.

1. Decisions in Common Law Jurisdictions

COVID-19 vaccination policies have been the subject of a sweeping number of labour arbitration decisions released across Canada's common law jurisdictions this past year. Many unions have grieved these policies on the basis of alleged violations of collective agreements and alleged contraventions of applicable human rights legislation.