Verify Ontario App for Proof of Vaccination

• Verify Ontario App for businesses and organizations
• Reminder! October 20 deadline for Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations
• October 19 Webinar with Canadian Heritage about MAP funding

• October 15, 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: All individuals born between January and April
• October 16, 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: All individuals born between May and August
• October 17, 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: All individuals born between September to December

Starting October 18 at 6:00 a.m., the portal will open for any individual to download their enhanced vaccine certificate, regardless of their birth month. Individuals can also call the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900 to have their enhanced vaccine certificate emailed or mailed to them.

People can save the electronic version of their vaccine certificate with a QR code to their phone or print a paper copy. Businesses must accept both electronic and paper versions. In addition, while the current vaccine receipt without a QR code remains valid and will continue to be accepted, the province is encouraging individuals to download their enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code as an easier, more secure and convenient way to have their proof of vaccination verified. Ontarians will need to continue to show a piece of identification with their name and date of birth along with their proof of vaccination when visiting select businesses and organizations.

In addition, businesses and organizations can now download the free Verify Ontario app from the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app has been made available in advance of October 22 to ensure businesses and organizations download the app and have sufficient time to become familiar with it. The made-in-Ontario app has been designed to help businesses by making it quicker and easier to confirm if a person is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while protecting their privacy. The Verify Ontario app for businesses can be used without an internet connection, but like any app it will need to connect to the internet periodically to keep it up to date. The app never stores personal information and only shows the minimum amount of information necessary to confirm vaccination.

Updated Guidance and Posters
Ontario has updated the regulation, Guidance for Businesses and Organizations and Questions and Answers to support the implementation of the enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code and the Verify Ontario app.

The updated regulation also provides an exemption for people who are currently participating in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial that is authorized by Health Canada and specified in Guidance for Businesses and Organizations. This will support continued participation in vaccine clinical trials and ensure they can be completed successfully.

There are also updated posters (EN/FR) for businesses and organizations to print and display.

Read the full news release HERE. 
For help using the online vaccine system, click HERE. 

Free Webinar
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
10:00am ET

Speakers: John Bell, Sarah Hill, and Bruce Borysiuk of Canadian Heritage

Join Department of Canadian Heritage staff for an overview of what you need to know about applying to the Museums Assistance Program this year. Learn about the new Digital Access to Heritage component as well as the Collections Management, Indigenous Heritage, Exhibit Circulation Fund, Canada France Agreement, and Access to Heritage components and how to make the most of each one.

As you register, submit your questions in advance or ask them live!

Register HERE.