Provincial and territorial routine and catch-up vaccination schedule for infants and children in Canada
Last updated: September 2023
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Summary
These tables summarize the current routine vaccination schedule for infants and children across Canada grouped by vaccines containing the same antigen and organized alphabetically. These schedules are updated regularly in collaboration with the Canadian Nursing Coalition for Immunization (CNCI) and the Canadian Immunization Committee (CIC).
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Provincial and territorial schedules for each vaccine
Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine
Province or territory | BCG (Bacille-Calmette-Guérin vaccine) |
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British Columbia | N/A |
Alberta | N/A |
Saskatchewan | N/A |
Manitoba | N/A |
Ontario | N/A |
Quebec | N/A |
New Brunswick | N/A |
Nova Scotia | N/A |
Prince Edward Island | N/A |
Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A |
Yukon | N/A |
Northwest Territories | Age: 1 month |
Nunavut | Age: 1 month |
Definitions N/A Vaccine is not publicly funded in the province or territory. |
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Hepatitis vaccines
Province or territory | HAHB (hepatitis A and B vaccine) | HB (hepatitis B vaccine) | DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, inactivated polio virus, Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) |
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British Columbia | N/A | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Alberta | N/A | Catch-upFootnote 1: Grade: 6, 3-doses | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Saskatchewan | N/A | Grade: 6, 2-doses | N/A |
Manitoba | N/A | Grade: 6, 2-doses | N/A |
Ontario | N/A | Grade: 7, 2-doses | N/A |
QuebecFootnote 2 | 18 months | N/A | Age: 2, 4 months |
New Brunswick | N/A | Age: At birth, 2, 6 months | N/A |
Nova Scotia | N/A | Grade: 7, 2-doses | N/A |
Prince Edward Island | N/A | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | Grade: 6, 2-doses | N/A |
Yukon | N/A | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Northwest Territories | N/A | Age: At birth, 1, 6 months | N/A |
Nunavut | N/A | Age: At birth, 1, 9 months | N/A |
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Definitions N/A |
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Human papillomavirus vaccines
Province or territory | HPV (Human papillomavirus vaccines) |
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British Columbia | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Alberta | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Saskatchewan | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Manitoba | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Ontario | Grade: 7, 2-doses |
QuebecFootnote 1 | Age: Fourth year of primary school, first dose Age: Third year of secondary school, second dose |
New Brunswick | Grade: 7, 2-doses |
Nova Scotia | Grade 7, 2-doses |
Prince Edward Island | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Yukon | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
Northwest Territories | Age: 9-14 years, 2-doses Age: 15 years+, 3-doses |
Nunavut | Grade: 6, 2-doses |
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Influenza vaccines
Province or territory | Inf (influenza vaccines) |
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British Columbia | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Alberta | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Saskatchewan | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Manitoba | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Ontario | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Quebec | Not recommended but offered free of charge annually to all those aged 6 months or older |
New Brunswick | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Nova Scotia | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Prince Edward Island | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Yukon | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Northwest Territories | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
Nunavut | Offered annually to all those aged 6 months and older |
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Meningococcal vaccines
Province or territory | Men-C-C (Monovalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines) | Men-C-ACYW-135 (Quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines) |
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British Columbia | Age: 2, 12 months | Grade: 9 |
Alberta | Age: 4, 12 months | Grade: 9 |
Saskatchewan | Age: 12 months | Grade: 6 |
Manitoba | Age: 12 months | Grade: 6 |
Ontario | Age: 12 months | Grade: 7 |
QuebecFootnote 1 | Age: 18 months | Third year of secondary school |
New Brunswick | Age: 12 months | Grade: 9 |
Nova Scotia | Age: 12 months | Grade: 7 |
Prince Edward Island | Age: 12 months | Grade: 9 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Age: 12 months | Grade: 4 |
Yukon | Age: 2, 12 months | Grade: 9 |
Northwest Territories | Age: 2, 12 months | Grade: 12Footnote 2 |
Nunavut | Age: 12 months | Grade: 9 |
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Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines
Province or territory | MMR (measles, mumps, rubella vaccine) | MMR-V (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella vaccine) | Var (varicella vaccine) |
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British Columbia | Age: 12 months | Age: 4 to 6 years, second dose | Age: 12 months |
Alberta | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Saskatchewan | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Manitoba | N/A | Age: 12 months, 4 to 6 years | N/A |
Ontario | Age: 12 months | Age: 4 to 6 years, second dose | Age: 15 months |
QuebecFootnote 1 | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | Catch-upFootnote 2 Age: 4 to 6 years |
New Brunswick | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Nova Scotia | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Prince Edward Island | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Yukon | Age: 12 months | Age: 4 to 6 years, second dose |
Age: 12 months |
Northwest Territories | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | N/A |
Nunavut | N/A | Age: 12, 18 months | Catch-upFootnote 2 Grade: 6 |
Footnotes
Definitions
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Pneumococcal vaccines
Province or territory | Pneu-C-10 (pneumococcal conjugate, 10-valent vaccine) | Pneu-C-13 (pneumococcal conjugate, 13-valent vaccine) | Pneu-P-23 (pneumococcal polysaccharide (23-valent) |
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British Columbia | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Alberta | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Saskatchewan | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Manitoba | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Ontario | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Quebec | Age: 2, 4 months | Age: 12 months | N/A |
New Brunswick | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Nova Scotia | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Prince Edward Island | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Yukon | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 12 months | N/A |
Northwest Territories | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A |
Nunavut | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 15 months | Age: 2 to 3 years |
Definitions N/A |
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Rotavirus vaccines
Province or territory | Rota (rotavirus vaccines)Footnote 1 |
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British Columbia | Age: 2, 4 months |
Alberta | Age: 2, 4 months |
Saskatchewan | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Manitoba | Age: 2, 4 months |
Ontario | Age: 2, 4 months |
Quebec | Age: 2, 4 months |
New Brunswick | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Nova Scotia | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Prince Edward Island | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Age: 2, 4 months |
Yukon | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Northwest Territories | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Nunavut | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
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Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines
Province or territory | DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, inactivated polio virus, Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) | DTaP-IPV-Hib (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio virus, Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) | Td (tetanus, diphtheria reduced toxoid vaccine) | Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis reduced toxoid vaccine) | Tdap-IPV (tetanus, diphtheria reduced toxoid, acellular pertussis reduced toxoid, inactivated polio virus vaccine) |
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British Columbia | Age: 2, 4, 6 months | Age: 18 months | N/A | Grade: 9 | Age: 4 to 6 years |
Alberta | Age: 2, 4, 6 months | Age: 18 months | N/A | Grade: 9 | Age: 4 years |
Saskatchewan | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 8 | Age: 4 to 6 years |
Manitoba | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 8 or 9 | Age: 4 to 6 years |
Ontario | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Age: 14 to 16 years | Age: 4 to 6 years |
QuebecFootnote 1 | Age: 2, 4 months | Age: 12 months | Third year of secondary school | N/A | Age: 4 to 6 years |
New Brunswick | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 7 | Age: 4 years |
Nova Scotia | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 7 | Age: 4 to 6 years |
Prince Edward Island | Age: 2, 4, 6 months | Age: 18 months | N/A | Grade: 9 | Age: 4 to 5 years |
Newfoundland and Labrador | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 9 | Age: 4 to 6 yearsFootnote 2 |
Yukon | Age: 2, 4, 6 months | Age: 18 months | N/A | Grade: 9 | Age: 4 to 6 years |
Northwest Territories | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 7 | Age: 4 to 6 yearsFootnote 2 |
Nunavut | N/A | Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months | N/A | Grade: 6 | Age: 4 to 6 years |
Footnotes
Definitions N/A |
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