Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced that City of Toronto employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 30.

During a press conference on Thursday morning, Tory said Toronto had made “tremendous progress fighting the pandemic,” but the delta variant “seriously threatens that progress.”

While he said he had “no doubt that the vast majority” of city employees were already vaccinated, he said a vaccination policy was necessary.

Employees would now be required to disclose their vaccination status by Sept. 13.

Unvaccinated employees will receive education sessions on the “benefits of getting vaccinated,” Tory said.

They will then need to provide proof of their first