Federal employees from core public services, along with air and rail workers and travellers, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of October, the federal government announced Oct. 6. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement at a joint press conference updating the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Members of the public service who are not fully vaccinated or do not disclose their vaccination status by Oct. 29, will be placed on administrative leave without pay as early as Nov. 15,” Freeland said during the media event. The new policy will impact over 267,000 employees of departments that fall under “core public administration” including the RCMP, Correctional Services of Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency and many other federal services. Ottawa is also interested in extending the vaccine mandates to federally regulated sectors. “We are also directing Crown corporations and agencies …
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