Nova Scotians getting ready to show immunization records starting Monday

On Monday, Nova Scotia will dive into new waters as proof of vaccine becomes mandatory to eat at a restaurant, go to the movies or the gym.

Some Nova Scotia businesses are anxious about how the province's new COVID-19 vaccine passport policy will work.

CTV News spoke with several restaurant managers or owners on the phone who didn't want to comment, citing the social media backlash hurled at other businesses who did.

Abigail Nicole, manager of Sidekick café in Halifax's north end, said she has been reading as much as she can on province's guidelines to prepare herself and staff.

"I know it's tough for some people but there's only so much we can do. We're not police officers, we're not the government," Nicole said, noting her business opened during the pandemic and is already coping with staffing shortages.