Labour Board Rules CRA Discriminated Against Christian Employee over COVID Vaccine Exemption

Labour Board Finds CRA Discriminated Against Employee Over Religious Vaccine Accommodation

The Canada Revenue Agency discriminated against an employee when it denied his request for a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ruled. In a recently released decision, adjudicator Brian Russell found the CRA violated its collective agreement and the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) by refusing Steven Porter’s accommodation request based on his religious be…

Labour board rules CRA discriminated against Christian employee over COVID vaccine exemption

Subhead:A federal labour board ruling has established that the Canada Revenue Agency discriminated against Christopher Martin on the basis of religion when it denied him accommodation and placed him on unpaid leave.#   The Canada Revenue Agency discriminated against a federal public servant when it refused to grant him an exemption from the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate based on his religious beliefs, according to a federal labou…