Verify Ontario: COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate and App Usage Data

Approximate daily and cumulative download and scan data for Ontario's COVID-19 verification tools. The dataset tracks Verify Ontario mobile app downloads by operating system, daily scan results, and enhanced vaccine certificate downloads. It is published by the Government of Ontario and was last updated on March 25, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling public adoption of a vaccine verification app based on daily download counts.
• Analyzing the operational usage of a health app based on daily scan result data.
• Tracking the distribution of digital vaccine certificates based on aggregate download statistics.
• Comparing mobile platform (iOS/Android) engagement with a government health application.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly on Thursdays, providing a regular cadence.
• Includes both daily and cumulative metrics for longitudinal analysis.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, allowing for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is described as 'approximate' and 'subject to change', indicating potential measurement variance.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Likely collected from app store analytics and backend server logs for the Verify Ontario application and certificate portal.

Freshness

Updated weekly on Thursdays; last updated 2026-03-25.

Geography

Ontario, Canada