In less than a week, Ontarians will need to prove their vaccination status to enter most non-essential public settings like restaurants and bars, sporting events, and concerts.
And unless you have a medical exception proving that you can’t get the shot, you’ll be expected to show a receipt of both your first and second dose, as well as any government-issued ID, to enter those establishments.
But are there any scenarios in which people won’t need to show these documents?
On Tuesday, Ontario’s government laid out a number of scenarios where you don’t actually need proof of vaccination to enter.
Proof of vaccination is also not required for retail shopping, salons and barbershops, banks, pla
Update on the Vaccine Passport: it will launch next week as a paper based system using the vaccine receipts and verification with an Ontario issued photo ID. The app will not go live until October 22.
This sounds exactly like what we have today and what we used when we went to Montreal 10 days ago. We showed our paper receipt and photo ID.Update on the Vaccine Passport: it will launch next week as a paper based system using the vaccine receipts and verification with an Ontario issued photo ID. The app will not go live until October 22.
True. But Quebec residents have an app to use and don’t have to bring paper aroundThis sounds exactly like what we have today and what we used when we went to Montreal 10 days ago. We showed our paper receipt and photo ID.
Everything about this provincial government just smells unready - and nothing says "proactive" like making stuff up on the fly when it should have been done before the end of August. Quebec is ready, Ontario? It was caught hedging its' bets.
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Yes, people were amazed at our lack of technology!True. But Quebec residents have an app to use and don’t have to bring paper around
Yes. My spouse was asked why there wasn’t a QR code on his receipts.Yes, people were amazed at our lack of technology!
So a thing with this that's not been widely reported is that Ontario has been working on a transfer to digital ID's for about two years. There was already something in development pre-COVID by a team they hired that work out of Kitchener, and they were supposed to go live for limited public use in Q4 this year. It sounds like they are rolling the vaccine passport into this system, and also possibly taking advantage of that for quick mass adoption of this which otherwise would have taken years. It replaces most physical ID issued by the government with an app based system, including physical drivers licences and health cards. You download an app, set a pin, and your IDs all become QR codes that can be scanned to provide whatever information is needed.
It's called Digital ID Ontario, and if you look at their website one of the functions now listed is to "access and use vaccination records".
Digital ID in Ontario
Learn about Ontario’s Digital Identity Program, which introduces a new, convenient way to prove who you are that will make accessing online and in-person services simpler, safer and more secure.www.ontario.ca
I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect many people have never heard this project was underway.