Photo: The Canadian Press Sophomore Nina Hadzimustafic Makes Vaccines for COVID-19 at Jabapalooza, an Emerging Vaccine Clinic in Ottawa on Monday, December 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Justin Tang The federal government plans to update its policy on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for its employees on Wednesday. The Civil Service Alliance of Canada has already filed a complaint against the existing policy that requires all members of the federal public service to be fully vaccinated even if they work from home. The government is obliged to review the policy after six months and this schedule expires this week. PSAC President Chris Aylward says the club has been consulted but does not know what to expect from the new policy. He says some officials have been disciplined for their vaccination status and have been put on unpaid leave. More than 98 percent of federal civil servants say they are fully vaccinated.
