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22 Sep, 5 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: As phase one of Ontario’s vaccine certification system ramps up, the Ford government has released new details of the digital app that will roll out on Oct. 22 — and concerns about the new system are already being raised by the business community.

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Unlike Quebec's app, the Ontario app is being developed is for businesses only. Consumers will not have access to the app but will instead have to download a new version of their vaccine certificate that will be similar to the original one with a QR code.
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Like the old certificates, the new ones can be printed our or displayed on a smartphone and must be presented to specified non-essential businesses at the door for entry.
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The QR-code vaccine certificate is optional; customers can continue to use the vaccine certificate they are using now if they wish.

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Ryan Mallough of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said he was surprised to hear that Ontario is not developing an app for consumers to use.

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