Federal government now says all truckers crossing border must be fully vaccinated – CBC

Clarification comes day after government spokesperson mistakenly said Canadian truckers would be exempt

Jan 12, 2022

All truck drivers crossing the border must be fully vaccinated as of Saturday, regardless of whether they are Canadian citizens or foreign nationals, the federal government said Thursday.

Confusion over the controversial policy has been widespread since the federal government first announced in mid-November that by Jan. 15, all foreign nationals working as truckers would have to be fully vaccinated to enter Canada.

The same announcement said unvaccinated Canadian truckers would be allowed in, but would be subject to quarantine and testing requirements.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency said the federal government was backing down from that commitment and would allow Canadian truckers to enter the country without having to quarantine even if they were unvaccinated or had received only one dose.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-truckers-vaccine-reversal-1.6313200