Cross-border trucker vaccine mandate among COVID-19 rules still in place
Global News
Some federal health measures remain in place despite the government lifting the vaccine mandate for domestic and outbound travellers.
Truckers looking to cross the Canada-U.S. border will still need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite the federal government lifting other health measures for travellers Tuesday.
Starting June 20, domestic and outbound international travellers will no longer need to show proof of vaccination before boarding an airplane or train. The vaccine mandate for workers in those federally-regulated travel sectors will also be removed.
But when asked whether Tuesday’s decision will affect vaccine rules for truckers at the Canada-U.S. border, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the mandate remains an “important tool” to protect Canadians against the virus.
He said the government remains open to revisiting the policy in the future, but noted the U.S. has a reciprocal policy in place mandating vaccinations for Canadian truckers entering the country.
“Having said that, we will constantly assess our measures as we’ve demonstrated in the past,” he told reporters.
Alghabra added truckers have “stepped up” to get vaccinated since the policy went into effect in January, and the “vast majority” have been inoculated.
The cross-border vaccine mandate for truckers sparked a series of “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations across the country, including the weeks-long occupation in Ottawa. Several border crossings were also blocked by protesters demanding an end to all COVID-19 mandates.
Here are the other federal COVID-19 measures that remain in place for travellers:
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