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On June 8, 2021, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced that the province would be providing secure vaccination cards in digital and paper form linked to the provincial health card to be used for proof of vaccination status. Users of this vaccine passport, the first in Canada, faced fewer COVID-19 public health restrictions. [2]
A vaccine passport or proof of vaccination is an immunity passport employed as a credential [1] in countries and jurisdictions as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic via vaccination. A vaccine passport is typically issued by a government or health authority, and usually consists of a digital or printed record.
Vaccine certificate/passport systems were introduced in the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, and Quebec starting in September 2021. [6] [7] [8] Since October 2021, all vaccination certificates follow a single national design standard, and include a QR Code for validation in accordance with the international SMART Health Card framework.
Vaccine cards should be treated like other personal and important government-issued documents like a Social Security card or passport, and when not in use, left at home for safekeeping, Dr ...
The SMART Health Card framework is an open source [1] immunity passport program designed to store and share medical information in paper or digital form. [2] It was initially launched as a vaccine passport during the COVID-19 pandemic, but is envisioned for use for other infectious diseases. [3]
The purpose of the ArriveCAN app evolved with changes to federal public health orders. In July 2021, the app was repurposed for enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate; all travellers were required to submit proof of vaccination for COVID-19 via ArriveCAN, or be required to self-isolate on arrival. [7]
The Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) was launched on June 1, 2021, at which point it began accepting claims. Program statistics were first reported publicly on December 1, 2021. [99] The government had previously indicated that Canada would have 55 million doses delivered by the end of July 2021, but this mostly included Pfizer distributions.
Min. Consumer Protection and Government Services Min, responsible for the Public Utilities Board and Public Service Commission; Public Guardian and Trustee of Manitoba; Public Utilities Board; Residential Tenancies Branch; Manitoba Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services [8] Manitoba Consumer Protection and Government Services