Food and Drug Regulations.
The above legislative requirements are clearly motivated by
safety concerns that arise from heightened risk of transmitting
communicable diseases to at-risk individuals. There is no
guidance (yet) from any government on whether vaccination for
COVID-19 will be added to the list of required immunizations for
such workers.
More commonly, provinces have the power to order mandatory
vaccination, at the direction of a government official or the
province s Chief Medical Officer of Health.
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However, at the time of writing, most of provinces, including
Ontario, have stated that vaccination will continue to be a
voluntary procedure. Flu Shot Labour Arbitration Decisions Suggest that
Food and Drug Regulations.
The above legislative requirements are clearly motivated by safety concerns that arise from heightened risk of transmitting communicable diseases to at-risk individuals. There is no guidance (yet) from any government on whether vaccination for COVID-19 will be added to the list of required immunizations for such workers.
More commonly, provinces have the power to order mandatory vaccination, at the direction of a government official or the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.
[5] However, at the time of writing, most of provinces, including Ontario, have stated that vaccination will continue to be a voluntary procedure.
“Flu Shot” Labour Arbitration Decisions Suggest that Courts May Not Always Uphold Mandatory Vaccination Policies