Provincial and territorial routine and catch-up vaccination schedule for infants and children in Canada
2020
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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 Canada.ca/vaccines. (last update: December 2020)
Vaccines | Provinces and territories | |||||||||||||
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Abbreviations | Descriptions | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QCFootnote 6 | 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 monthsFootnote 4 |
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, 4-6yrsFootnote 7 |
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 monthsFootnote 4 |
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 years |
Age: 4-6 years |
N/A | Age: 4-6 years |
Tdap | Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis (reduced toxoid) vaccine | Grade: 9 | Grade: 9 | Grade: 8 | Grade: 8, 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/AD | 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 | N/A | Age: At birth |
HAHB | Hepatitis A Vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 mosFootnote 4 Catch-up 4th year of primary school | 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 combination vaccine (DTaP-HB- IPV-Hib) in infancy and HAHB in adolescentsFootnote 5 |
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 | Catch-up (2nd dose) Grade: 6 | N/A | Age: 15 months |
Catch-up Age: 4-6 yrs | Catch-up (2nd dose) Grade: 9 | 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 monthsFootnote 4 |
Age: 12, 18 months |
Age: 12, 18 months |
Age: 12, 18 months |
Age: 12, 18 months |
2nd dose Age: 4-6 years |
Age: 12, 36 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: 18Footnote 4 months, 3rd year of high school |
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 | N/A | 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 | ears 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, 6, 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 vaccine | Age: 2, 4, 6 months |
Age: 2, 4, 6 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 |
Age: 2, 4, 6 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 Catch-up(2 or 3 doses) Grade8-11Footnote 3 Grades 8 - 12Footnote 2 |
(2-dose) 4th year of primary schoolFootnote 8 | (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 |
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