Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on Nov. 19 that, starting on Jan. 15, truck drivers will only be permitted to enter Canada if they are fully vaccinated.The story link will be added automatically.Canada’s trucking industry and other stakeholders with economic concerns are warning the Liberals of harmful impacts to Canada’s supply chain if the federal government moves forward with plans for a vaccination requirement starting in mid-January that will affect truck drivers entering Canada.
“Health and safety will always remain at the forefront of any decision our government makes in the fight against COVID-19,” said Duclos in the announcement press release. “The situation at our borders remains closely monitored, with officials and experts continuing their work to evaluate the measures in place and recommend necessary adjustments as required.”
About $700-billion worth of goods are shipped between Canada and the U.S. each year, with about 62 per cent of that hauled by truck, according to FLS Transport, a freight brokerage firm with offices across Canada including in Toronto, Calgary and Montreal.
Millan said that his organization’s lobbying activity would not be interrupted by the House being on an extended holiday break until Jan. 31. Laskowski argued that vaccine hesitancy is not unique to the trucking industry. About 87 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and older are fully vaccinated as of Dec. 23,“It’s not about truck drivers. If the national average for adults is in the 87 per cent range, [than] we have 13 per cent of all Canadians having questions about the vaccine, for whatever reason. Our industry is not immune to those,” said Laskowski. “This is a worldwide issue of people’s approach towards vaccinations.
cnockaert_j Last few paragraphs about mandates in other industries not resulting in 13 % resigning an important read. so the concern may well not happen in trucking. Delay it another 3 months will just kick the problem down the road. Didn’t see how the industry proposes getting 💉💉🚚 done.
cnockaert_j Obviously the stakeholders (CTA) were asleep at the wheel