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

Last updated: April 2024

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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
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. BCG Bacille-Calmette-Guérin vaccine

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Hepatitis vaccines

Province or territory	HAHB	HB	DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib
British Columbia	N/A	N/A	Age: 2, 4, 6 months
Alberta	N/A	Catch-up^{Footnote 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
Quebec^{Footnote 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
Footnotes Footnote 1 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). Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 There is a catch-up vaccination program in the third year of secondary school and students are provided with missed vaccinations, such as those against hepatitis A and B. Temporary catch-up schedule: children in the fourth year of primary school will be vaccinated against hepatitis A. Return to footnote 2 referrer Definitions N/A Vaccine is not publicly funded in the 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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Human papillomavirus vaccines

Province or territory	HPV
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
Quebec^{Footnote 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
Footnote Footnote 1 There is a catch-up vaccination program in the third year of secondary school and students are provided with missed vaccinations, such as those against HPV. Return to footnote 1 referrer Definitions HPV Human papillomavirus vaccines

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Influenza vaccines

Province or territory	Inf
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
Definitions Inf Influenza vaccines

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Meningococcal vaccines

Province or territory	Men-C-C	Men-C-ACYW-135
British Columbia	Age: 2, 12 months	Grade: 9
Alberta	Age: 4, 12 months	Grade: 9
Saskatchewan	Age: 12 months	Grade: 6
Manitoba	N/A	Age: 12 months and Grade: 6
Ontario	Age: 12 months	Grade: 7
Quebec^{Footnote 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: 12^{Footnote 2}
Nunavut	Age: 12 months	Grade: 9
Footnotes Footnote 1 There is a catch-up vaccination program in the third year of secondary school and students are provided with missed vaccinations, such as those against meningococcal serogroup C. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 If attending post-secondary school out of territory. Return to footnote 2 referrer Definitions N/A Vaccine is not publicly funded in the province or territory. Men-C-C Monovalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines Men-C-ACYW-135 Quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines

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Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines

Province or territory	MMR	MMR-V	Var
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
Quebec^{Footnote 1}	N/A	Age: 12, 18 months	Catch-up^{Footnote 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-up^{Footnote 2} Grade: 6
Footnotes Footnote 1 There is a catch-up vaccination program in the third year of secondary school and students are provided with missed vaccinations, such as those against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 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). Return to footnote 2 referrer Definitions N/A Vaccine is not publicly funded in the province or territory. MMR Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine MMR-V Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella vaccine Var Varicella vaccine

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Pneumococcal vaccines

Province or territory	Pneu-C-10	Pneu-C-13	Pneu-P-23
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 Vaccine is not publicly funded in the 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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Rotavirus vaccines

Province or territory	Rota^{Footnote 1}
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
Footnote Footnote 1 There are two rotaravirus vaccines authorized in Canada: Rotarix (2 doses) and RotaTeq (3 doses). Return to footnote 1 referrer Definitions Rota Rotavirus vaccines

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Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines

Province or territory	DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib	DTaP-IPV-Hib	Td	Tdap	Tdap-IPV
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
Quebec^{Footnote 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 years^{Footnote 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 years^{Footnote 2}
Nunavut	N/A	Age: 2, 4, 6, 18 months	N/A	Grade: 6	Age: 4 to 6 years
Footnotes Footnote 1 There is a catch-up vaccination program in the third year of secondary school and students are provided with missed vaccinations, such as those against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 DTaP-IPV-Hib may be substituted for DTaP-IPV in times of shortage for those who are 4 to 6 years of age. Return to footnote 2 referrer Definitions N/A Vaccine is not publicly funded in the 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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Provincial and territorial routine and catch-up vaccination schedule for infants and children in Canada

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Summary

Provincial and territorial schedules for each vaccine

Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine

Hepatitis vaccines

Human papillomavirus vaccines

Influenza vaccines

Meningococcal vaccines

Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines

Pneumococcal vaccines

Rotavirus vaccines

Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines

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