The province of Manitoba is lifting its vaccine passport requirements in all settings across the province effective today.

The province made the announcement that they were going to lift the proof of vaccination requirement at a press conference with Premier Heather Stefanson and Chief Public Health Officer Doctor Brent Roussin that was held on February 11.

With the vaccine passport orders no longer in place, the province says it’s now up to the individual businesses as well as public spaces like arenas, pools, museums, etc. if they want to continue to ask for proof of vaccination. Last week True North Sports and Entertainment, the owners of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose, announced that despite the lifting of proof of vaccination they will still require it until April 30 for both AHL and NHL games at Canada Life Centre.

Of note, Manitoba has already announced that its provincial mask mandate is expected to be lifted on March 15 in all settings as the final restriction that is set to be lifted.

Meanwhile, the federal government eased the rules for international travelers coming into Canada yesterday (February 28). All double-vaccinated travelers entering Canada by air or land will no longer require a negative PCR molecular COVID-19 test done before departure to enter the country.

On top of that, any unvaccinated travelers under 12 years of age will also no longer need to self-isolate when returning to Canada.

The only requirement left for travel to Canada that remains is a rapid antigen test administered by a health professional for anyone over 12 years of age who wants to avoid quarantining at home for 10 days when they arrive back in Canada.