Canada’s vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers is now in effect
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.....The mandate, which will require Canadian truckers to quarantine if unvaccinated when crossing the border into Canada, led to a number of questions and corrections around who would be exempt and how.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has said between 10 and 15 per cent of cross-border commercial drivers could be lost if the mandate takes effect.
American Trucking Associations has argued that a misapplied mandate would fuel a surge in driver turnover and attrition, with fleets losing as much as 37 per cent of their current workforce.
There are 120,000 Canadians and 40,000 licensed drivers in the U.S. who operate cross-border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance says, while about 70 per cent of the $648 billion in trade between the two countries moves by truck.
Under the vaccine mandate, unvaccinated or partially-vaccinated non-Canadian truckers will be turned away if they aren’t able to show proof of vaccination or a valid medical exemption to the COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. plans to have a similar mandate come into effect for drivers crossing into the country starting Jan. 22.
> The U.S. plans to have a similar mandate come into effect for drivers crossing into the country starting Jan. 22.
Most important part. Screw Canada. This is not good for lumber prices. *&%^$!
-SB