Provincial and Territorial Routine Vaccination Programs for Healthy, Previously Immunized Adults

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Organization: Public Health Agency of Canada

Date published: March 2023

This table summarizes the current routine (publicly-funded) vaccination schedule for healthy, previously immunized adults in all provinces and territories (P/T) across Canada. P/T programs for publicly-funded programs can change. Schedules for each P/T can be found on their website and individuals are encouraged to talk to their health care providers about recommended immunizations for them. This table does not include adults who were previously unimmunized, adults with underlying medical conditions (at-risk), travelers, health care workers, etc. Please refer to the NACI recommendations or specific P/T schedules for more details on these groups.

The Canadian Immunization Guide is an online resource for health care professionals and includes more information about vaccines, vaccine safety, and the nationally recommended immunization schedules. Additional information on vaccine safety, epidemiology, and guidance on immunization and vaccines is available on Canada.ca. (last update March 2023)

Provincial & Territorial Vaccination Schedules for Healthy, Previously Immunized Adults
Abbreviation	Description	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE^{Table footnote 3}	NL	YT	NT	NU^{Table footnote 4}
Tdap^{Table footnote 1}	Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis (reduced toxoid) vaccine	With each pregnancy	Every 10 years and each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy	With each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy	Every 10 years and each pregnancy	Every 10 years and each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy	Every 10 years and each pregnancy	One booster dose per adult lifetime and each pregnancy
Td	Tetanus and diphtheria (reduced toxoid) vaccine	Every 10 years	N/A	Every 10 years	Every 10 years	Every 10 years	One dose at 50 years of age	Every 10 years	Every 10 years	N/A	N/A	Every 10 years	N/A	Every 10 years
Inf	Influenza vaccine	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for adults aged 75+years^{Table footnote 2}	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults	Annually for all adults
Pneu-P-23	Pneumococcal polysaccharide (23-valent) vaccine	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	65 years+ One dose	65+ years One dose	65+ years One dose	50+ years One dose
Zos	Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	65 to 70 years Two doses	N/A	N/A	N/A	60 years and older Two doses	N/A	65 to 79 years Two doses	N/A	N/A
Footnote 1 NACI recommends that all adults should receive one dose of Tdap vaccine if they have not previously received pertussis-containing vaccines in adulthood and with every pregnancy Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 The influenza vaccine is no longer recommended for healthy adults aged 60 to 74 years. For the 2022-2023 season, even if the recommendations remain unchanged, the vaccine is offered free of charge for people aged 6 months and over. Return to footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 The HPV vaccine is publicly funded for the adult program. The HPV vaccine is recommended for adult males with the following risk factors: having unprotected sex with multiple partners (male and female) or with a partner who has multiple partners; history of genital warts; individuals who missed the HPV immunization in Grade 6 since 2012; HPV vaccine is recommended for all men who have sex with men (MSM); and for immunocompetent males and females who have HIV regardless of age. The HPV vaccine is recommended for adult females with the following risk factors: having unprotected sex with multiple partners (male and female) or with a partner who has multiple partners; history of genital warts; an abnormal PAP test; and individuals who missed the HPV immunization in Grade 6 since 2007. Return to footnote 3 referrer Footnote 4 Anyone under the age of 27 is eligible to receive Gardasil, an HPV vaccine. Return to footnote 4 referrer N/A N/A - Vaccine is not publicly funded in this province/territory

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