The COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federally regulated workforces caused severe staffing and operational challenges for the transportation sector, according to a secret briefing delivered to cabinet in June before the mandates were suspended.
“Operators are reporting acute challenges in staffing critical operating positions across sectors, citing current vaccination mandate as key factor,” says a now-declassified and heavily redacted document meant to brief government ministers on policy considerations for the mandates requiring employees and travellers in the federally regulated air and rail sectors to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
