After announcing restrictions for unvaccinated people, Canada is set to create a digital vaccine passport for citizens wanting to travel abroad.
Canada announced Wednesday that the federal government will introduce vaccine passports for foreign travel this fall. The passports will include information on what vaccines were used, the date of inoculations, and where the doses were received.
"For Canadians who decide to travel, using a proof of vaccination will provide foreign border officials with the vaccination history needed to assess whether a traveler meets their public health requirements and provide a trusted and verifiable credential for when they return home," said a statement from Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.
He also said that Canada is working with other countries so that digital passports will allow Canadians to enter their territory.
Canada has been urging locals to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus as soon as possible. Recently, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had suggested compulsory vaccines for all government employees.
"We need to get vaccinated to get through this pandemic, particularly with all the real concerns around the Delta variant we are facing that is striking hardest, obviously, in under-vaccinated and non-vaccinated people," Trudeau said.
He also added that getting vaccinated is no longer a matter of individual choice and people should consider community and our children who haven’t had the opportunity to be vaccinated.
Canada announced Wednesday that the federal government will introduce vaccine passports for foreign travel this fall. The passports will include information on what vaccines were used, the date of inoculations, and where the doses were received.
"For Canadians who decide to travel, using a proof of vaccination will provide foreign border officials with the vaccination history needed to assess whether a traveler meets their public health requirements and provide a trusted and verifiable credential for when they return home," said a statement from Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.
He also said that Canada is working with other countries so that digital passports will allow Canadians to enter their territory.
Canada has been urging locals to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus as soon as possible. Recently, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had suggested compulsory vaccines for all government employees.
"We need to get vaccinated to get through this pandemic, particularly with all the real concerns around the Delta variant we are facing that is striking hardest, obviously, in under-vaccinated and non-vaccinated people," Trudeau said.
He also added that getting vaccinated is no longer a matter of individual choice and people should consider community and our children who haven’t had the opportunity to be vaccinated.
