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Ontario played with the laws (theoretically temporarily) to allow workplaces to send workers home without pay if they don't follow the required covid regime. I think it would be possible for some employers to use this window to enforce vaccination of their current staff. Sure, it may not work forever but by the time the courts got to it, the employees would either be vaccinated or out of money.
What would be your reason to send somehow home if all they are refusing is the vaccination? Masks are mandatory indoors and social distance isn't difficult, I do not see anyone refusing to do these.
I think the employer in that case would be extending the rules beyond the intent. They could make an argument that masks were necessary for a time but now there is a better solution available that is more effective and we have concerns about mask safety as it impedes communication. Or "our insurance premium goes up if we are unvaccinated". Or "our head office in japan requires employees to be vaccinated to protect visiting management". Or . . . I think most of the arguments would fall down in court but I also think the courts are so screwed up right now that they couldn't help employees. A union should be sufficient to protect the employees from this.
I had a customer with $100,000 machine sitting on the shipping dock but it couldn't be shipped because it was missing a $5.00 filter. Another customer was developing a new power supply, competing with others. The first one to market runs the show. Second place doesn't count. The development cost is in the millions. If a part shortage slows the development they might as well shut the doors.
I think the intent is less to try to shut down places and more for them to see the big hammer waving over their heads to make sure they do everything possible to minimize spread (less staff, more ppe, more ventilation, etc). Hopefully the threat of the hammer is sufficient to limit outbreaks. As for other questionable companies (like ones that solely make amusement park fixtures) that is a huge fail by Douggie. Nobody wants to lose money but without a clear mandate as to what constitutes essential and a huge hammer, everyone stays open and running at full capacity.
It has been for a long time. I think everyone I know in the US has either been vaccinated or had the opportunity to be. To SV's point, for many places, tourism is key so FL is happy to vaccinate canadians as they will spend way more than the shot cost.
I tried to get a quote on the site but it's wonky. What's the cost like?
Looks like ~800 for an individual and ~1200 for a family with most of the boxes checked.
Somewhere in that range. I haven’t renewed in the past 12 months for obvious reasons but as soon as I start travelling again I will sign up...EDIT: looks like less than that
Those trips are getting them both shots at the tested interval. There is very little chance of that happening in Ontario.
The prices I had were the 365 day packages in case you wanted to live the @Lightcycle life.
Hotel quarantine is easy to beat, just don't fly into canada. Fly to NF NY and uber home.
Or if you walk across the border into Ontario from the US you avoid quarantine I know a couple people that have done it I don’t know why the rules allow it but that’s the way you can avoid quarantine. Fly to Buffalo, walk across the border and have someone pick you up on the other side
The obvious answer is JT is an idiot. Politicians at all levels need to stop playing whack-a-mole and setting restrictions based on method of travel/type of activity etc and just set blanket rules. E.g. If you enter Canada and you are not driving a commercial vehicle (or working on a plane) off to quarantine you go. Don't single out golf or tennis, just state that you must maintain x distance from others or risk the fine.
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