For Health Professionals

Health professionals play an important role in providing accurate and complete information about immunization to their patients and the general public. Available resources include the Canadian Immunization Guide, vaccine-preventable disease surveillance, travel vaccine information, prevention and control guidelines, research, and other educational materials.

Immunization tools and resources

• Canadian Immunization Guide
• Immunization Schedules
• Influenza
• Travel Vaccines
• Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) Statements
• Vaccine Safety
• Vaccine Safety in Canada (video)
• Vaccination: Are we there yet? (video)
• National Advisory Committee on Immunization statements and updates
• National Standards for Immunization Coverage Assessment
• Publications and Reports

Continuing education and resources

• A Parent's Guide to Vaccination - Available in English, French and 11 additional languages
• Immunization Competencies for Health Professionals – Guidance and online educational program
• Teens, meet Vaccines - Guide
• Not Just for Kids. An Adult Guide to Vaccination

Immunization registries

• Canadian Immunization Registry Network
• Vaccine Identification Database System
• Bar code standards for vaccine products in Canada (update 2014-2015)

Surveillance

• FluWatch
• Vaccine-Preventable Disease – Surveillance and epidemiology
• Surveillance Systems in Canada

Partner links

Canadian

• Provincial and Territorial Websites and Immunization Schedules
• Caring for Kids
• Immunize Canada
• Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
• Canadian Association for Immunization Research and Evaluation (CAIRE)
• Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate (BGTD), Health Canada

International

• Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC)
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (WHO)