The federal government is planning to update its policy on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for its employees on Wednesday.
Posted: Apr 04, 2022 4:34 PM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Almost 99 per cent of federal public servants and RCMP officers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The Public Service Alliance of Canada has filed a grievance against the existing policy, which requires that all federal public service members be fully vaccinated even if they work at home.PSAC president Chris Aylward said the government has consulted the union but he does not know what to expect from the new policy.
The emergence of the Omicron variant — which is more capable of evading vaccines than earlier forms of the coronavirus — has led various governments in Canada to loosen vaccination rules.