Update on COVID-19 Vaccination

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The decision

2021-10-01 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on October 1 and 4, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to consult with people with disabilities, support persons, and other equity deserving groups, and ensure that any mandatory vaccination policy or program takes into consideration legislated or regulatory exemptions or a Human Rights Code related accommodation request for exemption. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to make any public printers at community and recreation centres available at no cost to residents to print their provincial vaccine receipts to ensure equitable access.

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3. City Council request the Toronto Public Library Board to make any public printers at libraries available at no cost to residents to print their provincial vaccine receipts to ensure equitable access. 4. City Council write a letter to the Ontario Ministry of Health to encourage them to expand the accessibility of the Ontario Vaccine booking portal directly and to make it possible for disabled Ontarians to be able to book the accommodations they need to be vaccinated.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health gave a presentation to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on the status of COVID-19 vaccination in the City of Toronto.

Staff recommended

The Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with the Toronto Accessibility Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, people with disabilities, support persons, and other equity deserving groups, to ensure that any mandatory vaccination policy or program recognizes legislated or regulatory exemptions or a Human Rights Code related accommodation request for exemption and report back to the next meeting of the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on November 15, 2021.

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2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to make any public printers at community and recreation centres available at no cost to residents to print their provincial vaccine receipts to ensure equitable access. 3. City Council request the Toronto Public Library Board to make any public printers at libraries available at no cost to residents to print their provincial vaccine receipts to ensure equitable access. 4. City Council write a letter to the Ontario Ministry of Health to encourage them to expand the accessibility of the Ontario Vaccine booking portal directly and to make it possible for disabled Ontarians to be able to book the accommodations they need to be vaccinated.

Considered

2021-09-23 · Executive Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to consult with people with disabilities, support persons, and other equity deserving groups, and ensure that any mandatory vaccination policy or program takes into consideration legislated or regulatory exemptions or a Human Rights Code related accommodation request for exemption. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to make any public printers at community and recreation centres available at no cost to residents to print their provincial vaccine receipts to ensure equitable access.
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3. City Council request the Toronto Public Library Board to make any public printers at libraries available at no cost to residents to print their provincial vaccine receipts to ensure equitable access. 4. City Council write a letter to the Ontario Ministry of Health to encourage them to expand the accessibility of the Ontario Vaccine booking portal directly and to make it possible for disabled Ontarians to be able to book the accommodations they need to be vaccinated.
2021-10-01 · Toronto City Council · adopted
Clerk’s note
City Council considered Items EX26.16 and HL30.1 together.

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