Canada’s Provincial and Territorial Routine (and Catch-up) Vaccination Schedule for Infants and Children
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 can be found here. Additional information is available on Canada.ca/vaccines (last update: January 2020).
VACCINES
Provincial & Territorial Vaccination Schedules
Abbreviations
Description
BC
AB
MB
ON
QC
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 mos
Age:
18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
12 mos
4
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib
Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B,
Inactivated Polio Virus, Haemophilus Influenzae type B
vaccine
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4 mos
4
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Tdap-IPV
Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis
(reduced toxoid), Inactivated Polio Virus vaccine
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4-5 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
7
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
4-6 yrs
7
Age:
4-6 yrs
Tdap
Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid), acellular pertussis
(reduced toxoid) vaccine
Grade 9
Grade 9
Grade 8,9
Age:
14-16 yrs
Grade 7
Grade 7
Grade 9
Grade 9
Grade 9
Grade 7
Grade 6
Td
Tetanus, diphtheria (reduced toxoid),
3
rd
year of high
school
BCG
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine
Age : At birth
HAHB
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine
Age:
18 mos
4
4
th
year of primary
school
HB
Hepatitis B vaccine
HB is provided in a 3-
dose combination
vaccine (DTaP-HB-IPV-
Hib) in infancy
(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
adolescents
5
Age:
At birth,2,6
mos
(2-doses)
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 mos
Age:
At birth,1,9 mos
MMR
Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine
Age:
12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Var
Varicella vaccine
Age:
12 mos
Age:
15 mos
Age:
4-6 yrs
4
(2
nd
dose)
Grade 9
Age:
12 mos
Grade 6
MMR-V
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella vaccine
2
nd
dose
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
12 mos,
4yrs
Age:
12 mos,
4-6yrs
2
nd
dose
Age:
4-6 yrs
Age:
12,18 mos
4
Age:
12,18 mos
Age:
12 mos,
18 mos-6 yrs
Age:
12,18 mos
Age:
12,18 mos
(2
nd
dose)
Age:
4-6 years
Age:
12,36 mos
Age:
12, 18mos
Men-C-C
Meningococcal conjugate (Strain C) vaccine
Age:
2,12 mos
Age:
4,12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
18 mos
4
Age:
12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
2,12 mos
Age:
2,12 mos
Age:
12 mos
3
rd
year of high
school
4
Men-C-ACYW-135
Meningococcal conjugate (Strains A, C, Y, W135) vaccine
Grade 9
Grade 9
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 9
Grade 7
Grade 9
Grade 4
Grade 9
Grade 12
1
Grade 9
Pneu-P-23
Pneumococcal polysaccharide (23-valent) vaccine
Age: 2-3 yrs
Pneu-C-13
Pneumococcal conjugate (13-valent) vaccine
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,6,12 mos
Age:
2,4,12 mos
Age:
2,4,6,18 mos
Age:
2,4,6,15 mos
Pneu-C-10
Pneumococcal conjugate (10-valent) vaccine
Age:
2,4,mos
Rota
Rotavirus vaccine
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age: 2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
Age:
2,4,6 mos
HPV
Human Papillomavirus vaccine
(2-dose)
Grade: 6
(2-dose)
Grade 6
(2-dose)
Grade 6)
(2-dose)
Grade 7
(2-dose)
4
th
year of primary
school
(2-dose)
Grade 7
(2-dose)
Grade 7
(2-dose)
Grade 6
(2-dose)
Grade 6
(2-dose)
Grade 6
(9-14 yrs: 2-dose
15 yrs +: 3-dose)
Grade 4-6
(2-dose)
Grade 6
(2 or 3 -dose)
Grades 8, to
12
2
Grade 10
3
LEGEND
Abbreviation/footnote
Definition
yrs
Years (age)
mos
Months (age)
1
If attending post-secondary school out-of territory
2
Females only
3
Males only
4
The schedule applies to children born after June 1, 2019. Children born before this date will follow the vaccination schedule that was recommended at the time. For more information please visit https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/advice-and-prevention/vaccination/quebec-immunisation-program/
5
Students are provided with a combination vaccine that protects against hepatitis A and B
6
A catch-up program in the 3rd year of high-school evaluates student’s vaccination history. Students will be provided any missed vaccination to protect against the following diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, meningoccal serogroup C infections, hepattis A and B, and human papilloma virus.
7
DTaP-IPV-Hib may be substituted for DTaP-IPV in times of shortage
Vaccine is not publicly funded in this province/territory
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). It can also be used when a vaccine is added at a younger age (e.g. in infancy) and the
existing program continues until that infancy age cohort “catches up” to the current age cohort (e.g. hepatitis b vaccine is added to the infancy program, but the school immunization program continues until those infants reach school aged immunization). With that said, a province or territory can still provide catch-up vaccine at the individual level
even if there’s no specific program in place.