Canada’s Prime Minister announced today that the federal government has been working with provinces and territories to make a standardized Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination available.

As of right now, the standardized proof of vaccination to facilitate international and domestic travel is available to residents of Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec and Yukon.

Canada is also collaborating with international partners to have the proof of vaccination recognized and accepted so it can be used in travel around the world.

The Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination is issued by provinces and territories to individuals who are vaccinated and registered with their provincial or territorial health authority. The proof of vaccination can also be used with ArriveCAN, the mobile app and website for travellers when arriving in Canada from other countries.

The federal government says the standardized proof will support Canada’s new traveller vaccination requirements that come into effect on October 30 necessitating travellers departing from Canadian airports, and travellers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, to be fully vaccinated in order to travel.

More than 83 per cent of eligible Canadians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

There will be a transition period where travellers will be allowed to show a valid COVID-19 molecular test within 72 hours of travel as an alternative to providing proof of full vaccination.

The government says if travellers have not already started the vaccination process, or do not start soon, they risk not qualifying for travel as of November 30, 2021.