Toronto Says Police Not Vaccinated By Deadline Will Be Put on Unpaid Leave

Toronto Says Police Not Vaccinated By Deadline Will Be Put on Unpaid Leave
Police gather in the parking lot of Adamson Barbecue, an Etobicoke business that has defied provincial shutdown orders, on Nov. 25, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images
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OTTAWA—Members of Toronto’s police, the largest municipal force in Canada, will be placed on unpaid leave if they do not provide proof of complete inoculation against COVID-19 by Nov. 30, officials said on Thursday.

The move is the latest announcement in a crackdown by professional bodies across Canada. The police force said 90 percent of members had disclosed their vaccine status and of those, 94 percent had received two shots.