Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario APP

Oct 15, 2021 | News

Proof of Vaccination QR Code & Verify Ontario App

Today, the Government of Ontario launched the enhanced vaccine certificate with official QR code, and Verify Ontario App, the official mobile application for businesses to scan COVID-19 proof of vaccination at entry.

ENHANCED VACCINE CERTIFICATE WITH OFFICIAL QR CODE

The enhanced vaccine certificates with scannable QR codes have been rolled out for proof of vaccination.

To ensure a smooth user experience, the province is initially making the enhanced vaccine certificates available for download in cohorts. Enhanced vaccine certificates with official QR codes will be made available for download from the COVID-19 vaccination portal over three days based on birth month:

  • 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.

PLEASE NOTE – 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.

Ontario’s enhanced vaccine certificate with QR code is built to the SMART Health Card standard adopted by the federal government in collaboration with provinces and territories. To support Ontarians who are travelling internationally, Ontario is also including the Government of Canada logo on the enhanced vaccine certificate.

VERIFY ONTARIO APP FOR BUSINESSES

Verify Ontario is the Government of Ontario’s official app for:

  • businesses and organizations
  • checking visitors’ eligibility to enter based on their COVID-19 vaccination status
  • saving businesses time by checking a visitor’s vaccine certificate quickly and easily without the need to search for details

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 Verify Ontario will only scan and read official, government issued QR codes, such as Ontario’s vaccine certificate and those SMART Health Codes from other provinces including Quebec, British Columbia and Yukon Territory.

 

Learn More & Download Verify Ontario APP Using Your Enhanced Vaccine Certificate FAQs Click Here to Download Posters for your Business

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