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Provincial and territorial routine and catch-up vaccination schedule for infants and children in Canada

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Date updated: September 2023

Last updated: September 2023

This table summarizes the current routine vaccination schedule for infants and children in all provinces and territories across Canada. Changes to this schedule are updated regularly in collaboration with the Canadian Nursing Coalition for Immunization (CNCI) and the Canadian Immunization Committee (CIC); Schedules for each province or territory are available.

Additional information is available on ca-ciconline.com/vaccines.

Vaccination schedules
Vaccines Provinces and territories
Abbreviations Descriptions BC AB SK MB ON QCFootnote 2 NB NS PE NL YT NT NU
DTaP-IPV-Hib Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Virus, Haemophilus Influenzae type B vaccine Age:
18 months		 Age:
18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months, 4-6yrs		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months
DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Inactivated Polio Virus, Haemophilus Influenzae type B vaccine Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 N/A N/A N/A Age:
2, 4 months		 N/A N/A Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 N/A Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 N/A N/A
Tdap-IPV Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis (reduced toxoid), Inactivated Polio Virus vaccine Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4 years		 Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4 years		 Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4-5 years		 Age:
4-6 yearsFootnote 3		 Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
4-6 yearsFootnote 3		 Age:
4-6 years
Tdap Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis (reduced toxoid) vaccine Grade: 9 Grade: 9 Grade: 8 Grade: 8 or 9 Age:
14-16 years		 N/A Grade: 7 Grade: 7 Grade: 9 Grade: 9 Grade: 9 Grade: 7 Grade: 6
Td Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3rd year of high school N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BCG Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Age: 1 month Age: 1 month
HAHB Hepatitis A Vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18 months N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
HB Hepatitis B vaccine HB is provided
in a 3-dose combination vaccine
(DTaP-HB-
IPV-Hib) in infancy		 Catch-up (3-dose)
Grade: 6		 (2-dose)
Grade: 6		 (2-dose), Grade: 6 (2-dose)
Grade: 7		 HB is provided
in a 2-dose combination vaccine
(DTaP-HB-
IPV-Hib) in infancy
1-dose of HAHB at 18 months		 Age:
At birth, 2, 6 months		 (2-dose)
Grade: 7		 HB is provided
in a 3-dose combination vaccine
(DTaP-HB-
IPV-Hib) in infancy		 (2-dose)
Grade: 6		 HB is provided
in a 3-dose combination vaccine
(DTaP-HB-
IPV-Hib) in infancy		 Age:
At birth, 1, 6 months		 Age:
At birth, 1, 9 months
MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine Age:
12 months		 N/A N/A N/A Age:
12 months		 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Age:
12 months		 N/A N/A
Var Varicella vaccine Age:
12 months		 N/A N/A N/A Age:
15 months		 Catch-up Age: 4-6 yrs N/A N/A N/A N/A Age:
12 months		 N/A Catch-up
Grade: 6
MMR-V Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella vaccine 2nd dose
Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12 months, 4-6 years		 2nd dose
Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12, 18 months		 2nd dose
Age:
4-6 years		 Age:
12, 18 months		 Age:
12, 18 months
Men-C-C Meningococcal conjugate (Strain C) vaccine Age:
2, 12 months		 Age:
4, 12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
18 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
2, 12 months		 Age:
2, 12 months		 Age:
12 months
Men-C-ACYW-135 Meningococcal conjugate (Strains A, C, Y, W135) vaccine Grade: 9 Grade: 9 Grade: 6 Grade: 6 Grade: 7 3rd year of secondary school Grade: 9 Grade: 7 Grade: 9 Grade: 4 Grade 9 Grade: 12Footnote 1 Grade 9
Pneu-P-23 Pneumococcal polysaccharide (23-valent) vaccine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Age: 2-3 years
Pneu-C-13 Pneumococcal conjugate (13-valent) vaccine Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age: 2, 4, 12 mos Age:
2, 4, 12 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 18 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6, 15 months
Pneu-C-10 Pneumococcal conjugate (10-valent) vaccine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Age:
2, 4 months		 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Rota Rotavirus vaccineFootnote 4 Age:
2, 4 months		 Age:
2, 4 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4 months		 Age:
2, 4 months		 Age:
2, 4 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months		 Age:
2, 4, 6 months
HPV Human Papillomavirus vaccine (2-dose)
Grade: 6		 (2-dose)
Grade: 6
 (2-dose) Grade: 6 (2-dose) Grade: 6 (2 -dose) Grade 7 (2-dose)
1st dose in 4th year of primary school and 2nd dose in 3rd year of high school		 (2-dose)
Grade 7		 (2-dose) Grade: 7 (2-dose)
Grade: 6		 (2-dose) Grade: 6 (2-dose) Grade: 6 (9-14 years: 2-dose 15 years +: 3-dose)
Grade: 4-6		 (2-dose)
Grade: 6
Inf Influenza vaccine Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 It is not part of the routine schedule. Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older		 Age:
6 months of age and older
Footnote 1

If attending post-secondary school out of territory.

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Footnote 2

A catch-up program in the 3rd year of high-school evaluates student's vaccination history. Students will be provided any missed vaccination to protect against the following diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, meningococcal serogroup C infections, hepatitis A and B, and human papilloma virus. In addition, children in the fourth year of primary school will be vaccinated against hepatitis A.

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Footnote 3

DTaP-IPV-Hib may be substituted for DTaP-IPV in times of shortage for those who are 4-6yrs of age.

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There are two rotavirus vaccines authorized in Canada: Rotarix (2 doses) and RotaTeq (3 doses).

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N/A
Vaccine is not publicly funded in the province/territory.
Catch-Up
A specific catch-up program is currently underway. A catch-up program is defined as a time-limited measure to implement a new vaccine program to a certain age cohort (e.g. an additional dose of a vaccine is recommended and a targeted program is put in place).

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