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Travellers within Canada, federal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by end of October

If you want to travel within Canada this winter you will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. At the end of this month, anyone over the age of 12 wishing to travel by air, rail, or sea will have to prove vaccination status before boarding any federally regulated transportation.

There will be a ten-week grace period where travellers will be able to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test but by November 30th that window closes and everyone wanting to travel will have to show proof of vaccination.

People who travel on ferries will not have to provide proof of vaccination, but federally regulated vessels with a crew of more than 12 will have to be vaccinated.

Also, by October 29th, all federal public servants in core public services will have to be fully vaccinated. Employees not fully vaccinated or those who refuse to disclose their vaccination status will be placed on administrative leave without pay as early as mid-November. If someone who has had only one shot refuses to get a second dose within ten weeks will also be placed on administrative leave.

Any employee who gives a false attestation of their vaccine status will face disciplinary action up to and including termination of their employment.

The new policy does not apply to Crown Corporations or other agencies like Canada Post but the federal government is urging those departments to develop a similar vaccine mandate.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced the federal government is almost finished with work on an international travel vaccine passport.

with files from Wendy Gray, Vista Radio news wire

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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