Porter Airlines to require COVID-19 vaccination or testing for employees

As more Canadian companies implement vaccine policies for staff and clients, an employment lawyer says provisions that still allow unvaccinated people to participate are at the core of their legality. Porter Airlines and Sun Life Financial Inc. recently joined a growing list of Canadian businesses that will require their employees to be vaccinated, but there are caveats. Porter Airlines says unvaccinated employees can still work provided they get tested 72 hours prior to a shift, and said it'll provide free rapid testing in certain jurisdictions. “At the core of it, it's to ensure the health and safety of our team members and as well passengers,” said Michael Deluce, president and CEO of Porter, which has not been operating for more than a year due to the pandemic. “With our relaunch on Sept. 8 ... we wanted to have the safest possible environment from the get-go.”<br/>