Vaccine Mandate for Cross-Border Truckers Now in Effect
Canada-US trucking is a vital industry; more than two-thirds of the $650B in goods traded annually between Canada and the United States travels on roads.
While our North American supply chain is a very efficient supply chain, it is also susceptible to COVID-19 outbreaks and service interruptions.
Similar to the vaccine mandate established by the United States (which mandates that all truck drivers entering the United States must be vaccinated), Canada has implemented a policy requiring all truck drivers crossing our borders to be fully vaccinated. Unvaccinated Canadian drivers must present a negative COVID test and must quarantine upon arrival in Canada.
The cross-border trucking vaccine mandate is strongly supported by the Canadian Truckers Alliance. The Government of Canada and the Canadian Trucking Alliance both agree that vaccination, used in combination with preventative public health measures, is the most effective tool to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for Canadians, and to protect public health.
Read the CTA’s statement below:
Canadian Trucking Alliance Statement to Those Engaged in Road/Border Protests
January 22, 2022The vast majority of the Canadian trucking industry is vaccinated with the overall industry vaccination rate among truck drivers closely mirroring that of the general public. Accordingly, most of our nation’s hard-working truck drivers are continuing to move cross-border and domestic freight to ensure our economy continues to function.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) does not support and strongly disapproves of any protests on public roadways, highways, and bridges. CTA believes such actions – especially those that interfere with public safety – are not how disagreements with government policies should be expressed. Members of the trucking industry who want to publicly express displeasure over government policies can choose to hold an organized, lawful event on Parliament Hill or contact their local MP. What is not acceptable is disrupting the motoring public on highways and commerce at the border.
“The Government of Canada and the United States have now made being vaccinated a requirement to cross the border. This regulation is not changing so, as an industry, we must adapt and comply with this mandate,” said CTA president Stephen Laskowski. “The only way to cross the border, in a commercial truck or any other vehicle, is to get vaccinated.”
This mandate is essential to keeping our supply chain safe from COVID-related interruptions. Over 95% of Canadian truck drivers are already vaccinated.
