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Your Quebec Vaccine Passport May No Longer Be Up To Date On The VaxiCode App

You might've panicked the last time you went out and saw that your Quebec vaccine passport isn't up to date on VaxiCode — but don't worry! The good news is, you absolutely didn't miss another vaccine dose or else we already would've told you about it, dudes.

But why does it look like your VaxiCode app isn't up to date, and how do you fix that?

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There's A New Vaccine Passport For Travel Outside Of Quebec & Here's What You Need To Know

The vaccine passport is soon going to be required for out-of-province travel by train and plane as of October 30 and the Quebec government just announced, on October 18, that a new Canada-wide proof of vaccination is now available for download.

If you were thinking of using your Quebec QR code abroad or in other provinces, think again. You need to download another proof of vaccination from the government's self-service portal, which comes in a PDF format directly to your cell phone or by mail.

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Ontario Is Also Getting A Vaccine Passport — Here's What You'll Need If You're A Visitor

On Wednesday, Ontario announced that, like Quebec, it will implement a vaccine passport in the province to access certain businesses and events on September 22, 2021.

So if you're planning on visiting Ontario any time soon, you'll need to prove that you are fully vaccinated if you want to do certain things.

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Quebec's Vaccine Passport Is Now Officially In Force

It's September 1, 2021, which means Quebec's vaccine passport is officially up and running.

From now on, all Quebecers age 13 and up will be required to show proof of vaccination in order to get into certain non-essential businesses and to participate in certain activities.

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Here's What To Do If You're Visiting Quebec & Don't Have The Vaccine Passport QR Code

Anyone who's planning to visit Quebec after September 1 is probably looking at all this vaccine passport news and is low-key freaking out about their prospects of going to events or eating at a restaurant.

But worry not, nervous traveller. It's actually a lot simpler than you think. Here's what you need to know if you're planning on visiting Quebec and can't get a Quebec-issued QR code proof of vaccination.

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Quebec Says The QR Codes Are Still Secure After Politicians' Codes Were Reportedly Hacked

Following Friday reports from La Presse and the Journal de Montréal that hackers had successfully accessed the QR code proof of vaccination of some elected leaders, including, according to the reports, those of Premier François Legault and Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, Quebec's Ministry of Health (MSSS) put out a strongly-worded statement announcing that "formal complaints" have been made to police.

Health Minister Christian Dubé, whose QR code was also reportedly hacked, insisted on Twitter that the QR codes are secure.

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