Up to 27,000 Federal Employees Yet to Declare COVID Vaccination Status as Deadline Passes

Up to 27,000 Federal Employees Yet to Declare COVID Vaccination Status as Deadline Passes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seated beside Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland as they pose for a group photo with members of the federal cabinet after a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Oct. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Isaac Teo
Updated:
As many as 27,000 public servants appear to have not yet declared their vaccination status to the federal government by the Oct. 29 deadline, leaving themselves at risk of being suspended from work.

The federal vaccine mandate applies to over 267,000 federal employees from the “core public administration” including the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, and many other federal services. 

The federal government’s website states that 240,000 of these employees submitted their vaccination attestation by Oct. 27. In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, the Treasury Board Secretariat said that an update on these numbers will be available on Nov. 3.