CanadaAir Canada’s Airbus A321 is seen at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. Handout photoOlivia Gomm3/8/2026|Updated: 3/8/20260:00Seven Air Canada pilots who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccines will be compensated by Air Canada after they were denied religious exemption and placed on unpaid leave in 2021.Arbitrator James Hayes ruled on March 3 that Air Canada violated the collective agreement and Canadian Human Rights Act by committing workplace religious discrimination against the seven pilots.
Air Canada Ordered to Compensate 7 Pilots After Denying Religious Exemption for COVID-19 Vaccine
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