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NEW! Family Vaccination Clinics
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is now offering routine immunization services for children and youth who live in Ottawa and who are facing barriers in getting their routine immunizations in the community.
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You are eligible to book an appointment if you have a child or youth that meets one of the following eligibility criteria:
- your child is a newcomer to Canada;
- your child does not have an Ontario Health Card (OHIP);
- your child does not have a primary health care provider, such as a doctor or nurse practitioner;
- your child is currently unable to access immunizations through their health care provider.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are responsible for updating Ottawa Public Health (OPH) every time their child receives immunizations given by their health care provider. Providing immunization updates to OPH helps protect your child and the public in case there is ever a vaccine preventable disease outbreak in our community. Doctors are not mandated to report your child's immunizations to OPH.
You can update OPH using either the online Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON) Tool or the CANImmunize App.
For more information about ICON, the CANImmuize App and other ways to report your child's immunizations to OPH, visit our "Updating your child's record" section below.
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| Requesting a copy of your child’s immunization record |
| The best way to access your child's record is using the online tool: Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON). To view or print your child's record at OPH using ICON, you will need to create an account and set a PIN. To do this, you will need one of the following:
You can also call Ottawa Public Health (OPH) to request a copy of your child's record. Please note that it will take a minimum of 5 business days to process your request. OPH cannot release immunization records by email. OPH does not release immunization records to a parent/guardian of any individuals 16 years of age and older. An individual 16 years of age and older must call to request their own record or access ICON themself. Note: Your child's immunization record at OPH only contains immunizations reported by yourself and immunizations administered by a public health nurse, for example, at a school clinic. It is possible that your child may have received additional immunizations, please submit any missing information to OPH to ensure your child's record is up to date. If you are using the CANImmunize App, the information in your App may not be the same as in Ottawa Public Health's record. Synchronization between OPH and CANImmunize App is coming soon. Do you have more questions about immunization?
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Your child's immunization record is an important document. Keep it in a safe place with other important documents, like birth certificates and passports.
You may need your child's immunization record when your child:
- Starts daycare or kindergarten
- Starts school or transfers to a new school in another area
- Attends post-secondary education
- Receives emergency health care
- Attends summer camp
- Prepares for Travel to countries where certain vaccine preventable diseases are common
- Begins employment or job placements, since some workplaces may have immunization requirements
Do you have more questions about parenting?
- Speak with a Public Health Nurse. Call the Ottawa Public Health Info Centre at 613-PARENTS [613-727-3687] (TTY: 613-580-9656) or email Ottawa Public Health at ParentinginOttawa@ottawa.ca
- Connect with a Public Health Nurse and other parents on the Parenting in Ottawa Facebook page
- There are a variety of services to make it easier for your child to grow up healthy in Ottawa
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