What vaccines are in the Canada routine immunization schedule?

The Canada routine childhood immunization schedule, sourced from NACI / Public Health Agency of Canada (provincial programmes vary) (2024-06-01): 11 vaccines, dose timing, and which doses are universal vs. selective. Seed data compiled from the cited national immunization authority. Re-verify aga...

Who sets the Canada immunization schedule?

Canada's routine immunization schedule is set by NACI (PHAC). See the official schedule at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/provincial-territorial-immunization-information.html.

Is this schedule official or current?

Seed data compiled from the cited national immunization authority. Re-verify against the official source before relying on it for clinical decisions.

Canada Immunization Schedule

Name: Canada national immunization schedule
Creator: NACI (PHAC)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Canada: 11 vaccines in the routine schedule

Vaccine	Status	Doses & recommended age
Hepatitis B	Universal	Dose 1 — Birth [Universal] Dose 2 — 1 month [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months [Universal]
DTaP	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months [Universal] Dose 4 — 18 months [Universal] Dose 5 — 4-6 years [Universal]
Polio	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months [Universal] Dose 4 — 18 months [Universal] Dose 5 — 4-6 years [Universal]
Hib	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months [Universal] Dose 4 — 18 months [Universal]
PCV	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 12 months [Universal]
Rotavirus	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal]
MMR	Universal	Dose 1 — 12 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 18 months or 4-6 years [Universal]
Varicella	Universal	Dose 1 — 12-15 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4-6 years [Universal]
Meningococcal	Selective / risk-based	Dose 1 — 12 months (Men-C-C / MenACWY) [Selective] Adolescent dose — 12 years (Men-C-C / MenACWY) [Selective]
HPV	Universal	Dose 1 — Grade 7 (~12 years) [Universal] Dose 2 — 6-12 months after dose 1 [Universal]
Influenza	Universal	Annual — 6 months and older, every season [Universal]

Other North America countries

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