The Ontario Human Rights Commission has commented on mandatory vaccination.
Buckle up. It’s glorious.
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Buckle up. It’s glorious.
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“Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is voluntary. At the same time, the OHRC’s position is that a person who chooses not to be vaccinated based on personal preference does not have the right to accommodation under the Code.”
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“The OHRC is not aware of any tribunal or court decision that found a singular belief against vaccinations or masks amounted to a creed within the meaning of the Code.”
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“While the Code prohibits discrimination based on creed, personal preferences or singular beliefs do not amount to a creed for the purposes of the Code”
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So, aside from a valid medical exemption (hint, there are VERY few - more in this coming from Focused Communication soon!) there are no available exemptions. As it should be.
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Further: “Organizations that are not included in the list of settings but wish to mandate vaccines are encouraged to use the provincial proof of vaccine certificate with the written documentation…
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showing medical inability to receive the vaccine as their way of meeting the duty to accommodate where needed”
Private businesses can enforce the vaccine passports in their setting as they wish, to keep themselves and their employees safe.
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Private businesses can enforce the vaccine passports in their setting as they wish, to keep themselves and their employees safe.
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