Canada's five biggest banks are required employees working from their offices to be double-dosed against COVID-19 this fall.
Staff at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Scotiabank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) will be required to show proof of vaccination before entering the premises.
According to Reuters, RBC, TD, BMO and CIBC will require staff to be double-dosed by the end of October.
Meanwhile, Scotiabank hasn't set an exact date yet, but say they are "moving in the direction of making vaccinations mandatory for Canadian-based employees later in the fall."
This comes after an announcement from the federal government stating all federal public service workers in the air, rail and marine transportation sectors must get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
BMO employees must participate in a vaccine status survey by September 8th, and TD staff members are required to provide their vaccination status by September 30th.
RBC and Scotiabank say staff will need to provide their status, but a deadline hasn't been issued yet.
Meanwhile, CIBC staff already on site can continue to work as they have for the time being.
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