Where to get children or youth vaccinated

In Ontario, routine vaccines are usually given at your health care provider’s office such as at your family doctor’s or nurse practitioner’s office. Routine vaccines can also be given at some walk-in clinics. If your child requires routine vaccine(s), please contact their health care provider. 

If you are currently looking for a health care provider please register with Health Care Connect, and a nurse will help you find a family doctor or nurse practitioner who is accepting new patients in our community. 

Ottawa Public Health offers grade 7 vaccination clinics. This year, school vaccination clinics will also include grade 8 students who missed receiving their vaccine(s) in grade 7. It is important to read the parent memo below for more detailed information about these clinics. Please also fill out the consent form below and ensure your youth brings it to school with them. Be sure to discuss the vaccines your youth needs with them ahead of time. For more information see the memo to parents, also found below.

The following vaccines are offered at the grade 7 vaccination clinics. Please find the fact sheet in your preferred language for vaccine related information.

Find below, locations and dates for school clinics.

Ottawa Public Health  will hold catch-up clinics in high schools for youth in grades 7 to 12 who missed the opportunity to receive their vaccine(s) due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Four vaccines will be offered including the meningococcal (pdf - 184 KB), human papillomavirus (pdf - 205 KB) and hepatitis B vaccines (pdf - 257 KB) and the 3 in 1 tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine.

The following vaccine consent forms will be sent electronically to families to print off, or a form can be picked up in the school office: 

• School vaccine consent form (pdf - 287 KB) 
• Tdap consent form (pdf - 269 KB)

Catch-up clinic dates will be added as clinics are confirmed. You will receive information from your youth’s school by email to let you know when Ottawa Public Health will be offering a clinic. 

Ottawa Public Health is now offering routine vaccination services for children and youth who live in Ottawa and who are facing barriers getting their  routine vaccines in the community.

For routine childhood vaccines, you are eligible to drop-in if your child identifies with one or more of the following 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 family doctor or nurse practitioner;
• your child is currently unable to access routine vaccines through their health care provider.

For school-based vaccines, you are eligible to drop-in if your youth identifies with one or more of the following criteria:

• Your youth in grade 7 or 8 was unable to attend or receive school-based vaccines at their school clinic
• Your youth in grades 9 to 12 has not completed their school-based vaccine series normally administered at school in grade 7 (hepatitis B, human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal conjugate vaccine)

School-based vaccines offered include:

• School-based vaccine series for the meningococcal (pdf - 184 KB), human papillomavirus (pdf - 205 KB) and hepatitis B vaccines (pdf - 257 KB)  (normally given in grades 7 and 8)

Note: Due to COVID-19, eligibility for some vaccines has been extended:

• Girls born in 2002 and 2003 remain eligible for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine until August 31, 2023.
• Students born in 2004 remain eligible for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine until August 31, 2023.

Reducing pain during vaccination

Getting a vaccine can be a new experience for you and your baby. Toddlers and youth can sometimes be a bit afraid. Here are some helpful tips to reduce the pain of a vaccine. Give it your best shot!