Verify Ontario: Ontario’s App for Verifying COVID-19 QR Code Vaccine Certificates is Now Available For Download

Updated on October 15th to include Ontario Enhanced Vaccine Certificate details.

Ontario government has released Verify Ontario, the app for verifying QR code-based COVID-19 vaccine certificates on Google Play Store and Apple Store.

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The app is intended to give businesses and organizations where vaccines are mandatory for access, an easy way to confirm the vaccination status of patrons.

 

The description on the play store reads, “The app scans the QR code on an Ontario government-issued vaccine certificate. After scanning a QR code, the business or organization will see: a green checkmark indicating that it meets vaccine requirements, a red X for an invalid certificate, or a yellow warning indicating that the QR code cannot be read.”

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. Ontario’s Enhanced Vaccine Certificate can be saved as electronic and paper versions.

The province also said that the businesses and organizations must accept both electronic and paper versions.

Ontario government has released Verify Ontario’s code on GitHub as open-source software to allow for greater transparency and to share the code for free with other jurisdictions that may want to adopt it.

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.

Individuals must provide proof of identification so that the business or organization can ensure the vaccination receipt or the enhanced vaccine certificate belongs to the same person.

You can download Verify Ontario App from Google Play Store here and Apple Store Here.

The federal government is also planning to launch a pan-Canadian, secure, and standardized proof of vaccination for international travel in partnership with provinces and territories.

 

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