Hamilton businesses 'nervous,' as Ontario's vaccine certificate system rolls out
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Ian Chan says he and the staff at Emerson 109, a bar near McMaster University in Hamilton, have turned away tables of potential customers, rejected counterfeit vaccine certificates and even been told to stick their COVID-19 shots somewhere inappropriate.
Those experiences all occurred in the past month, after the bar decided it would only serve those with vaccine doses.
This week the provincial government catches up with Chan's approach, as Ontario's own rules around proof-of-vaccination come into effect Wednesday.
Businesses are bracing for possible negative interactions, and Chan says his experience may give other owners and staff a sense of what to expect as the jab becomes a requirement for service.
"Most of the pushback has been juvenile kind of things like people leaving us one-star reviews," he said. He hasn't faced a lot of big threats or arguments, but added: "We had one person kind of walk off and yell at us to take our vaccine and shove it up our..." he said, finishing the term of phrase.
The province's COVID-19 vaccine certification system requires people to show proof of shots and matching identification in order to enter businesses including restaurants, bars, sports venues, gyms, theatres and casinos.
"We know that businesses are a bit nervous about the rollout," said Marie Nash, chief operating officer of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
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