Ontario To Require Vaccination Policies In Multiple Sectors

Bottom Line 

On August 17, 2021, the Ontario Government announced its intention to require businesses operating in certain high-risk settings to implement COVID-19 vaccination policies.  In addition, and citing concerns about the transmissibility of the Delta variant, the government also announced that it was pausing the province's exit from the Roadmap to Reopen, approving third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to vulnerable populations, and expanding eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine to children who will turn 12 before the end of the 2021 calendar year.

Health Care Settings

In conjunction with the above-mentioned announcement, the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued Directive #6 for COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in Health Settings on August 17, 2021 ("Directive").  The Directive, and the requirements set out therein, will be effective as of September 7, 2021.