As we blogged about previously, the Ontario and Federal governments have begun to make
COVID-19 vaccination policies mandatory in certain workplaces. We
have also seen announcements from high profile employers, for
example Canada's largest banking institutions, universities and
colleges, the City of Toronto and other municipalities who intend
to implement similar policies. Given the number of announcements
and the increased interest in this topic, this week's blog aims
to clarify what we know and don't know about vaccine policy
mandates in the workplace.
Federal
Mandates
On August 13, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that it
will require all federal public servants (as early as the end of
September 2021) and those working in the federally regulated air,
rail and marine transportation sectors (by no later than the end of
October 2021) to be vaccinated. This policy will extend to
commercial air travellers, passengers on interprovincial trains,
and
