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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 23 ,2 02 1 | 24 Train your Apprentices at Mohawk mohawkcollege.ca/employers Build your future ready workforce. COVID-19 vaccine cer- tificates are now mandato- ry for Ontarians to enter a number of indoor spaces, the government of Ontario has shared details about how those certificates will work. Last week, Deputy Pre- mier Christine Elliott, As- sociate Minister of Digital Government Kaleed Rash- eed and chief medical offi- cer of health Dr. Kieran Moore provided informa- tion about screening guidelines for businesses, medical exemptions, en- forcement and penalties for anyone caught forging a certificate or otherwise failing to comply with the new requirements. Effective Sept. 22, On- tarians are required to pro- vide proof of vaccination to enter indoor settings, in- cluding restaurants, bars and entertainment, sports and recreation facilities. Unvaccinated patrons are still be able to access in- door areas in a few circum- stances, including to use a washroom, access an out- door area that is only ac- cessible via an indoor route, make a retail pur- chase, plan or pick up an order, pay for an order, purchase admission or, if it's necessary, for health and safety purposes. Elliott encouraged any- one who has received two doses of a Health Canada- approved vaccine to save or print a vaccine receipt from the provincial book- ing portal to use a proof of vaccination. Until Oct. 22, Ontarians can only enter settings where proof of vaccination is required using a vaccine receipt that shows full vac- cination, either printed or saved to their mobile de- vice, plus one piece of gov- ernment-issued identifica- tion that includes their name and date of birth. Someone is considered ful- ly vaccinated as of 14 days after receiving their sec- ond dose of an approved vaccine. Anyone with a medical exemption must show a written document, signed by a physician or registered nurse in the ex- tended class. On Oct. 22, the province will launch a digital certif- icate with a QR code and an app businesses can use to scan patrons' digital certif- icates and verify their vac- cination status. "We have chosen this ap- proach for two reasons," Rasheed said. "First, a QR code that is your enhanced vaccine certificate will make it easier, more secure and convenient to show you have been vaccinated when you need to, and sec- ond, our made-in-Ontario app will make it quicker and easier for businesses to confirm that a person's vaccine certificate is val- id." Digital QR code certifi- cates will automatically contain information about any relevant medical ex- emptions, and use of the certificates will be volun- tary. Anyone who wishes to continue using their original vaccine receipt can do so. Individuals and corpo- rations that fail to comply with the requirements could face fines of up to $750 and $1,000, respective- ly. They could also be pros- ecuted under the Provin- cial Offences Act and face fines of up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail for an in- dividual; up to $500,000 and up to a year in jail for an in- dividual who serves as a corporate director or offi- cer; and up to $10 million for a corporation. Compli- ance may be monitored and enforced by bylaw offi- cers. In addition to sharing details about Ontario's in- coming proof-of-vaccine requirements, the prov- ince also announced it will expand eligibility for third vaccine doses to certain populations with immune deficiencies, including people undergoing active treatment for solid tu- mours, people receiving chimeric antigen receptor transplants, people with severe or moderate prima- ry immune deficiencies, people receiving treatment for immune suppressive conditions and people with advanced HIV or AIDS. "Ontario is following the evidence when it comes to third doses of the CO- VID-19 vaccine, as well as following the recommen- dations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization," Moore said. "A complete two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series provides strong protection against COVID-19 infec- tion, and severe outcomes ... However, for some popu- lations, a third dose may be required to provide suffi- cient protection because of a waning immune re- sponse to vaccines and in- creased risk of COVID-19 infection." ONTARIO REVEALS HOW VACCINE CERTIFICATES WILL WORK MEGAN DELAIRE mdelaire@toronto.com NEWS PEOPLE WHO DON'T COMPLY COULD FACE FINES OF UP TO $750 Get the Toronto Star weekend home delivery for just $399* AWEEK FOR12 MONTHS YOU'LL GET: • Saturday and Sunday home delivery • Starweek Magazine print edition • Complimentary 7-day ePaper edition • Complimentary 7-day access to thestar.com website *Plus HST. 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