The Feds Plan To Help Other Workplaces Make Vaccines Mandatory & These Ones Could Be Next
"We hope that other sectors will follow our example," one official said.
Along with announcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for work in Canada's federal public service, the federal government said it expects other workplaces to follow on that same path and require employees to be vaccinated.
On August 13, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc noted that the Canadian government has jurisdiction over certain industries and will be working with crown corporations, federal agencies, businesses and other workplaces in those sectors to "ensure" that vaccination is mandated.
Federally regulated industries include private sectors like banks, airlines, airports, radio and television broadcasting, Canada Post, ferries, railways, road transportation services like buses and telecommunications systems. The federal public service and Parliament — which includes the House of Commons — are federally regulated public sectors.
If federal employees refuse to get vaccinated and don't comply with the rule, LeBlanc said the situation will be dealt with by managers. However, accommodations will be made for people who can't get vaccinated for medical reasons.
The government doesn't want required vaccinations to be in only federally regulated industries, though.
"We are also setting a leadership example to other industries, to other sectors," Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said during the announcement. "We hope that other sectors will follow our example and set a similar standard for their employees and their workplaces."
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