Canada will soon crack down on COVID-19 mandates, forcing banks, telecommunications companies and all other federally regulated workspaces to ensure their employees are inoculated, Ottawa said on Tuesday (Dec 7).
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Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan made the announcement two months after the government said it would oblige the public sector and employees working in the federally regulated air, rail and marine transportation sectors to get their shots.
"Making vaccination mandatory across all federally regulated workplaces will protect workers, their families, and their communities," O'Regan said in a statement. The new regulations would come into effect in early 2022.
The ruling Liberals had initially promised to help most federally regulated sectors with vaccinations.
But they are now taking a firmer line. Data show that almost 15 per cent of Canadians above the age of 12 are not fully vaccinated yet at a time when the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is starting to spread.
Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal both have softer policies that allow regular testing for workers who missed their Oct 31 inoculation deadline.