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Border Vax Mandate Remains in Effect as U.S. Ends COVID Emergencies
Apr 13, 2023 | Cross Border, Vaccine
(TORONTO, April 11, 2023) – US President Biden signed legislation Monday to end all national COVID related emergencies, which were...
Call to Action: CTA Survey on Vaccination Booster Rate Among Cross-Border Truck Drivers
Aug 30, 2022 | Compliance, Cross Border, Government, Vaccine
The percentage of eligible Canadians, 12 or older, who have received their booster dosage is 56 percent.
Canadian Border Restrictions Extended Until at Least Sept 30
Jul 05, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, CBSA, Compliance, Cross Border
(TORONTO, June 30, 2022) -- the Government of Canada announced the extension of its border restrictions until at least September...
Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders
Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Cross Border, Government, News Releases
The vaccination mandate at the Canada-U.S. border came into effect in January, causing a major backlash among trucking groups and...
Sask. Trucking Association hoping for end to vaccine requirements
Jun 16, 2022 | Business Operations, COVID-19, Cross Border, Vaccine
The vaccination mandate at the Canada-U.S. border is set to come to an end for many air travellers Monday, but...
Feds Confirm Border Vaccine Mandate Remains in Place for Truck Drivers; Domestic Mandate for Federally Regulated Sectors Suspended
Jun 14, 2022 | Business Operations, CBSA, Compliance, Cross Border
(TORONTO, June 14, 2022) -- Government of Canada announced today that the mandatory vaccination mandate at the land border remains...
Saskatchewan Ending Proof of Vaccination
Feb 08, 2022 | Business Operations, News Releases, Vaccine
The provincial requirement to provide proof of vaccination or negative tests in Saskatchewan businesses, workplaces and other public venues will...
‘It’s just been a mess’: Sask. Trucking Association on feds’ vaccine mandate for truckers
Jan 14, 2022 | Business Operations, CBSA, Cross Border, Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy
The executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association is calling the recent flip-flopping by the federal government “confusing” after the...
COVID-19: Saskatchewan trucking industry reacts to upcoming border vaccine mandate
Jan 13, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, Cross Border, Driver Shortage
Industry experts say it’s going to push about 16,000 drivers out of a job in an already short-staffed sector since...
Government of Saskatchewan Supports Trucking Industry Position on Covid Vaccine Mandate
Jan 12, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, Cross Border, Driver Shortage
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association submitted a letter on December 13, 2021 to the Honourable Scott Moe, the Honourable Fred Bradshaw,...
Empowering Women with Transportation Industry Skills
Women Shifting Gears
The STA, YWCA Saskatoon and Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training have launched a pilot-program to encourage more woman to participate in the trucking industry.