Canada is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all workers in federal service by this fall.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced today that the federal government will soon require that all public servants be vaccinated — a mandate that he said will also be implemented by Crown corporations and other federally regulated businesses in the coming weeks.
Alghabra also said that starting soon, all commercial air travellers and passengers on interprovincial trains and large marine vessels with overnight accommodations (such as cruise ships) will have to be vaccinated. He added accommodations will be made for those few who are unable to be vaccinated.
While Canada's vaccination rate is among the highest in the world, Alghabra said the country must do better.
Alghabra added that the implementation will take place no later than October.
