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A person wearing a protective mask walks through Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson Airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing for international arrivals came into effect in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, February 15, 2021. REUTERS / Carlos Osorio
OTTAWA, Aug. 11 (Reuters) – Canada is working to create a digital vaccine passport that would allow citizens to travel abroad and it should be available in the coming months, government officials said on Wednesday.
Before the passport can be created, Ottawa must agree on a common approach with the 10 provinces and three northern territories, which are responsible for COVID-19 vaccinations.
This is “a key step in ensuring that Canadians will have the documents they need once they can travel safely again,” Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told reporters.
The European Union has a vaccination passport system that allows people to travel freely in the region. A number of other countries are working on vaccine passports for home use and for international travel.
Canada has one of the best inoculation records in the world. As of July 31, 81% of people aged 12 and over had received one injection and 68% had received two.
Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by David Gregorio
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