Public Funding for Influenza Vaccination by Province/Territory (as of December 2016)

PHAC, the Canadian Nurses Coalition on Immunization (CNCI) and the Canadian Immunization Committee (CIC) have worked together since July 2004 to develop and update this tool containing the latest provincial/territorial immunization programs information.

Public Funding for Influenza Vaccination by Province/Territory
Target Group	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	NL	NT	YK	NU
Original Source: Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2009
Footnote 1 Police, firefighters, ambulance personnel, and correctional officers. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 The flu vaccine is available free of charge to all residents; however, public education campaigns focus attention on immunizing high risk groups. Return to first footnote2 referrer Footnote 3 Vaccine is available free of charge to individuals aged 6 mths or older who live, work or attend school in Alberta/Ontario. Return to first footnote3 referrer Footnote 4 Vaccine is recommended and free of charge to all the target groups and the general public. Return to first footnote4 referrer Footnote 5 The vaccine is available free of charge to all Manitoba residents aged 6 months or older; however, public education campaigns focus attention on immunizing high risk groups. Return to footnote 5 referrer Footnote 6 Vaccine is free of charge to all residents of PEI; however, administration of the vaccine is not covered except for those noted above. Return to footnote 6 referrer Footnote 7 People living in remote or isolated communities. Return to footnote 7 referrer Footnote 8 In Quebec, the vaccine is available free of charge to all pregnant women who are in their second or third trimester (13 weeks or more). It will be given to pregnant women in their first trimester only if she has a medical condition putting her at high risk for complications. Return to footnote 8 referrer Footnote 9 For persons 18 years of age or older. Return to footnote 9 referrer Footnote 10 Free for people with an underlying condition. Recommended but not free for people otherwise in good health. Return to footnote 10 referrer Footnote 11 Only for persons with conditions that compromise the management of respiratory secretions and are associated with an increased risk of aspiration (e.g., cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injury, seizure disorder, and neuromuscular disorders). Return to footnote 11 referrer Footnote 12 These include seizure disorders, febrile seizures and isolated developmental delays in children and neuromuscular, neurovascular, neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental conditions and seizure disorders in adults, but excludes migraines and neuropsychiatric conditions without neurological conditions. Return to footnote 12 referrer
NACI recommends the influenza vaccine for everyone 6 months of age or older who do not have contraindications to the vaccine, but influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for people at high risk of influenza-related complications or hospitalization, including all pregnant women, people capable of transmitting influenza to individuals at high risk of complications, people providing essential community services and people in direct contact with poultry infected with avian influenza. For the full NACI recommendations for influenza immunization go to: Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2016–2017 Legend: Y Fully funded N Not publicly funded P Partly funded
Universal vaccination	N	Y^Footnote3	Y^Footnote2	Y^Footnote5	Y^Footnote3	N	N	Y^Footnote2	Y^Footnote6	Y^Footnote2	Y^Footnote4	Y^Footnote2	Y^Footnote4
Persons with morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Aboriginal peoples	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y^Footnote7	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Healthy children 6 to 59 months of age	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pregnant women, any trimester	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y^Footnote8	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Children 6 mths to 23 mths	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons 18 years and older	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons 50 to 64 yrs	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons 60 years and older	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons 65 years and older	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Residents of nursing homes or chronic care facilities	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Health care workers	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Children and adolescents on long-term ASA	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons on long-term ASA (e.g. RA patients)	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y^Footnote9	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Household contacts of people at high-risk	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons with weakened immune systems	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Essential community services: first responders	Y^Footnote1	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons at risk travelling to destinations where influenza is likely circulating	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y^Footnote10	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Persons in direct contact with poultry infected with avian influenza during culling operations	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Adults and children with chronic conditions severe enough to require regular medical follow-up or hospital care such as:
Cardiac disease	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pulmonary disease	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Asthma	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Diabetes	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Renal disease	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Liver disease	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Anaemia or hemoglobinopathy	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
HIV patients	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Immunosuppression, cancer	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Neurologic or neurodevelopment conditions	Y^Footnote11	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y^Footnote12	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y

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