Federal Labour Board Orders Hearing for Parks Canada Employee Denied Exemption From COVID Shot

Federal Labour Board Orders Hearing for Parks Canada Employee Denied Exemption From COVID Shot
A syringe is prepared with COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Montreal, on March 15, 2021. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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A federal labour board has agreed to hear the case of a Parks Canada employee denied a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, after the government argued she had missed deadlines for filing a grievance through the union.

Jennifer Squires, who worked as a senior financial services adviser, applied to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board for a time extension on a grievance against her employer, Parks Canada, who placed her on administrative leave without pay for not complying with a policy on mandatory COVID vaccination.