Toronto 
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube announced that the province will introduce a vaccine passport starting September 1 after testing a pilot project over the next two weeks.
The province will test the smartphone app at a Quebec City restaurant and Laval gym over the next two weeks.
The Quebec government is expecting to use the passport for non-essential high-risk activities like gyms, team sports, bars, restaurants, arts and entertainment, festivals and other major events.
With COVID-19 cases rising in the province, the government wants to allow only those who have been vaccinated access to non-essential activities rather than shutting them down.
Christian Dube said the government will release more details about the vaccine passport over the next few days.
Mon collègue @cdube_sante a annoncé quelques précisions sur le passeport vaccinal qui sera déployé le 1er septembre.
Il y aura 2 projets pilotes en août. On ne veut pas reconfiner la population et fermer des commerces ou annuler certaines activités.
Faites-vous vacciner! pic.twitter.com/UpEjTOnOw8
— François Legault (@francoislegault) August 10, 2021
According to the government website, “a vaccine passport will not be required for access to essential services like education (primary, secondary, post-secondary), and employers will not be able to require one as a hiring criteria.”
Today, Quebec reported 234 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 379,673.
84 per cent of Quebecers have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 70 per cent is fully vaccinated.
