Regina 
Saskatchewan is the first province in Canada to announce an end to vaccine passport requirements and negative tests to access businesses like restaurants, workplaces and other public venues.
Today, Premier Scott Moe announced that provincial requirements to provide proof of vaccination or negative tests in Saskatchewan businesses will end this Monday, February 14 at 12:01am.
“Proof of vaccination has been an effective policy, but its effectiveness has run its course,” Moe said announcing the decision. “The benefits no longer outweigh the costs. It’s time to heal the divisions over vaccination in our families, in our communities and in our province. It’s time for proof of vaccination requirements to end.”
All remaining public health orders like masking in indoor public spaces will remain in effect until the end of February.
Moe said it’s time to take the next step in living with Covid-19.
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“As we shift to living with COVID-19, there is a continuing need for personal responsibility for self-monitoring, self-testing and self-management,” Moe said. “It will be important for individuals to assess their own risk and comfort levels, and to take appropriate action if they are unwell.”
Though the province is ending the vaccine mandate, vaccines and rapid test kits will continue to be widely accessible throughout the province. eHealth Saskatchewan will also continue to make proof of vaccination records and QR codes available to Saskatchewan residents for use where needed including for travel or in other jurisdictions.
The province announced today that all Saskatchewan residents 12 to 17 years of age are now eligible for a booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The booster will be offered at least five months following the completion of the primary series of vaccinations.
The province is also encouraging residents to continue to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19, including wearing your best mask, taking advantage of free rapid testing, regular handwashing, staying home when ill and getting vaccinated, including the third/booster dose as soon as they are eligible.
