While Canada is still in the early stages of its COVID-19
vaccine rollout, given the limited availability and potential
interruptions in vaccine supply, many employers are already turning
their minds to what their workplaces will look like once COVID-19
vaccines are widely available to the public in Canada. In
particular, employers are beginning to consider whether to adopt a
vaccine policy.
Having a vaccination policy in place will be advisable for most
employers, given their obligation to take all reasonable
precautions to protect the health and safety of their workers.
However, the content of such policies will necessarily vary
depending on the nature of the workplace. Vaccine policies being
contemplated range from encouraging employees to get vaccinated up
to requiring vaccines as a pre-requisite to attend work.
