September 13th 2021 Update

By order of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO), proof of vaccination is required to access some events, services and businesses. You must have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. By October 24, you must be fully vaccinated. The requirement is in place until January 31, 2022 and could be extended.

The requirement applies to all people born in 2009 or earlier (12+) and covers:

Examples of places that require proof of vaccination

Indoor ticketed sporting events with more than 50 people
Indoor concerts, theatre, dance and symphony events with more than 50 people
Licensed restaurants and cafes and restaurants and cafes that offer table service (indoor and patio dining), including liquor tasting rooms in wineries, breweries or distilleries
Pubs, bars and lounges (indoor and patio dining)
Nightclubs, casinos and movie theatres
Gyms, exercise/dance facilities/studios and these activities happening in recreation facilities

Businesses offering indoor exercise/fitness
Indoor adult group and team sports for people 22 years old or older
Indoor organized events with 50 or more people.
- For example: wedding and funeral receptions (outside of a funeral home), organized parties, conferences, trade fairs and workshops
Indoor organized group recreational classes and activities with more than 50 people like pottery, art and choir
Post-secondary student housing
Spectators at indoor youth sporting events with more than 50 people

Note: Proof of vaccination is not required to vote in-person in the September 20 federal election or at advance polling places.

Examples of places that don’t require proof of vaccination

You don’t have to show proof of vaccination at places like:

Grocery stores, liquor stores and pharmacies
Unlicensed restaurants that don’t offer table service
- For example: fast food, coffee shops, food courts, food trucks and takeout
Tasting rooms without seating attached to wineries, breweries or distilleries
Local public transportation (BC Transit, TransLink, BC Ferries)
Salons, hairdressers and barbers
Hotels, resorts, cabins and campsites
- Unless it is a setting or event covered by the PHO order. For example a licensed hotel restaurant, wedding reception or conference
- Does not include exercise/fitness facilities in hotels that are for guests
Swimming pools (unless it’s the location of an event) and skating rinks (unless being used for adult sport)

Banks and credit unions
Retail and clothing stores
Public libraries, museums, art galleries (unless they are the location of an event)
Food banks and shelters
Escape rooms, laser tag, indoor paint ball, arcades and bowling alleys (if they are unlicensed or don’t offer food-related table service)
Post-secondary on-campus cafeterias
Airport food courts and restaurants
Health care services, rehabilitation or exercise therapy programs, and drug and alcohol support group meetings
Social services provided to people in need

You don’t have to show proof of vaccination at events like: