Ottawa Makes Last Minute Reversal on Vaccine Mandate for Truckers

Trucks cross the Bluewater Bridge between Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich., on Aug. 15, 2021. The Canadian Press/ Geoff Robins

MONTREAL—The federal government is backing down from its vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers three days before it was set to take effect.

Ottawa announced in mid-November that truck drivers crossing into Canada would need to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 15.