Feds not backing down on vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers
Posted January 13, 2022 2:19 pm.
Last Updated January 13, 2022 6:52 pm.
The Canadian government is standing by its vaccine mandate for truckers, despite a report Wednesday evening that it made a last-minute reversal on the policy.
The feds say “information shared yesterday was provided in error.”
Several media outlets were told that the vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers was being put on hold but Health Canada says that was a mistake – and they’re sticking to the initial plan.
Beginning Friday, Canadian truckers will have to quarantine if they are unvaccinated or have received only one dose.
This morning there were stories saying the Feds had backed down on the vaccination requirement for Cdn truckers, citing a statement from the CBSA. The government says the information shared yesterday was “provided in error” #cdnpoli
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) January 13, 2022
Several trade associations have pushed for a delay in the restriction because this would put an even greater strain on supply chains amid rising COVID-19 demand and severe worker shortages.
American truckers will be turned away at the border unless they’ve been inoculated starting this weekend.
About 10 per cent of the 120,000 Canadian truckers who traverse the border may not have been able to work those routes because they haven’t received their shots, according to the trucking alliance.
