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vaccine passport

The City of Port Colborne is committed to ensuring the health and safety of residents and staff. As the province continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, effective today the following City facilities will require people to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status, along with photo ID, to gain access.

  • Vale Health & Wellness Centre
    • Any adult (18+) accessing the facility for any purpose, including parents or guardians of youth participating in an organized sport, walkers and the general public
    • Youth (12+) that are spectating and not actively participating
      • COVID-19 screening will also be in effect for all individuals entering the building  

Youth under 18 years of age actively participating in an organized sport, including training, practices, games and competitions, patrons with a medical exemption, and workers or volunteers (including coaches and officials) are not required to provide proof of vaccination at the Vale Health & Wellness Centre.  

Individuals can provide proof of immunization by downloading or printing their vaccine receipt from the provincial booking portal https://covid19.ontariohealth.ca/ , or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900. Those with medical exemptions must provide proof as identified by the Province in order to access facilities.

The province is developing an enhanced vaccine certificate with a unique QR code and accompanying verification app to allow users to securely and safely verify their vaccination status when scanned. The enhanced vaccine certificate and a verification app to enable businesses to read the QR code will be available beginning October 22. City staff will adopt this method when available.

Requiring proof of vaccination helps to reduce risk and keep our residents and staff safe, while allowing our facilities to stay open with minimal service disruptions. 

This approach focuses on higher-risk indoor public settings where face coverings cannot always be worn, meeting and event spaces and facilities used for sports and fitness, and sporting events.