Routine Immunizations for Children

⚠ Ottawa Public Health encourages families to help prevent the spread of illness and get up to date on vaccines as children go back to school.

⚠ If you received an email notification from Ottawa Public Health that we were unable to process your Ontario Immunization ID Request/ Reset Form or Immunization Retrieval Request Form please visit our updating and retrieving immunizations page for assistance. 

Current situation

Thousands of children and youth under 18 years old in Ottawa are missing routine vaccinations that would protect them from diseases such as measles, polio, meningitis, and HPV. Vaccinations required for child care centres and schools should be kept up to date and are free.

The Ontario Spring COVID-19 vaccine campaign ended on June 30th, 2024. The Ministry of Health is recommending that you wait for the fall to receive your next dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, even if you did not get a COVID-19 vaccine this spring. This will ensure maximum protection when peak circulation of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses are expected.

Update your child's immunization record!

Providing immunization updates to OPH helps protect your child and the public in case there is ever an outbreak in our community. Doctors do not report your child's immunizations to OPH.

For children that live or attend school in Ottawa: You can update OPH using either the Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON) Tool or the CANImmunize App.

If your child does not live or attend school in Ottawa please visit your local public health unit’s website for immunization reporting information.