OTTAWA — Fully vaccinated Canadian travellers will be able to prove their status with provincially issued vaccine passports that sport machine-readable QR codes and the endorsement of the federal government — and starting Nov. 30, they won’t be able to fly without one. Meanwhile, Ontario residents will need the newest version of the province’s vaccination credential to…
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Fourth COVID-19 wave hits B.C. care homes as vaccine protection wanes
At least 59 seniors in British Columbia have died of COVID-19 amidoutbreaks at long-term care facilities during the fourth wave of the pandemic, leading the province’s independent seniors-services watchdog to call for speedier delivery of vaccine boosters. B.C. is now racing to complete its rollout of third COVID-19 vaccine shots for residents and staff in long-term care by the…
Ontario plans to lift all COVID-19 public health measures — masks included — by March
Capacity limits begin to lift Monday after no major rise in infections following Thanksgiving Ontario plans to lift all remaining public health measures including proof of vaccination and mask requirements indoors by March 2022. The province says the removal of the measures will take place “slowly and incrementally” over the next six months, guided by ongoing…
CCNCTO Education Equity Project Recruitment
CCNCTO is now recruiting new participants for our education equity project. We are looking for 10 Chinese-identified student ambassadors who are 14-18 years old, and 10 Chinese parent ambassadors whose children are in high school. We welcome participants with precarious immigration status, including undocumented, visitor visas, refugee claimants, temporary working permit holders and international students…
Canada to announce plans for international travel vaccine passport on Thursday
TORONTO — The federal government is planning to unveil its plans for a vaccine passport designed for international travel on Thursday, CTV News has confirmed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland are scheduled to speak to reporters at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday following a technical briefing involving several federal departments, including…
These front-line health workers risked their lives during the pandemic. Why are they barred from a chance at permanent residency?
As a federal permanent resident program is nearing its end date and thousands of spots remain unfilled, activists are fighting to let these openings go to refugee and undocumented front-line health workers. The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway grants permanent residence to certain temporary residents who either have work experience in Canada in health or other…
Ontario’s vaccine passport app is here — but experts say the new system does nothing to prevent fraud
Ontario’s QR-code vaccine certificates have arrived early, but while the system does speed up the process of vetting customers at gyms and restaurants, experts are concerned that the new system does nothing to help prevent fraud. The Star reported in September that Ontario’s initial vaccine certificate could be easily doctored in Microsoft Word. Business owners responsible…
Unifor National Chair in Social Justice and Democracy-Social Justice Week 2021
Social Justice Week 2021 Waves of Change#SocialJusticeWeek2021October 25 – 29, 2021 | X Universityhttps://www.ryerson.ca/socialjustice Social Justice Week 2021 examines the waves of change that have touched communities locally and nationally. From new opportunities for solidarity to challenges and setbacks during successive waves of the COVID crisis, this year’s events spotlight the ways in which movements…
The national forum on anti-Asian racism-Final Report
Amidst a surge in anti-Asian racism and violence, University of British Columbia (UBC) President Santa Ono convened the National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism. The Forum aimed to facilitate candid conversations in order to formulate directions for future action. The targeting of those considered Asian has a long history in Canada. However, with anti-Asian hate crimes…
WHO backs extra jab for Chinese-made vaccines, despite resistance to coronavirus boosters over supply strain
When the World Health Organization gave its backing to two coronavirus vaccines produced by Chinese companies early this year, global health experts greeted the move as a much-needed boost to international vaccine supply. After Sinovac became the second Chinese-made vaccine to receive WHO emergency-use listing in June, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called the twin vaccines…