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Information on immunization programs was collected by the Canadian Nursing Coalition on Immunization (CNCI). PHAC and the CNCI have worked together since July 2004 to develop this tool containing the latest provincial/territorial program information.

Publicly funded Immunization Programs in Canada - High Risk Groups

Province/ Territory	Hepatitis B	Varicella	Meningococcal Conjugate	Meningococcal Conjugate- Groups A, C, Y, W-135	Pneumococcal Conjugate
BC	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk people of all ages, contacts of cases		High risk 2, 4, 6, 12 mths, children with asplenia < 17 yrs
AB	Selected criteria	High risk susceptible individuals aged 13 years and older	Contacts of cases, high risk, laboratory workers	High risk 2-55 yr olds	High risk and presumed high risk 2-59 mths, healthy aboriginal children up to 59 mths, children with asplenia aged 2 mths-16 yrs
SK	Selected criteria	Selected high risk susceptible individuals	High risk, close contacts	High risk > 2 yrs	High risk < 5 yrs
MB	Selected criteria (3 doses)	High risk, susceptible household contacts of high risk susceptible individuals	High risk ≥ 2 mths	High risk 2-55 yr olds	High risk < 5 yrs
ON	Selected criteria	Susceptible high risk > 1 yr	High risk all ages, close contacts of cases		High risk < 5 yrs
QC	Selected criteria	High risk, household contacts, susceptible people ≥ 1 yr	Contacts of cases, high risk ≥ 2 mths	Contacts of cases, high risk ≥ 2 mths	High risk 2 mths to 17 years
NB	Selected criteria		High risk all ages, contacts of cases	High risk 2-55 yrs	Non-immunized < 5 yrs
NS	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk		High risk
PE	Selected criteria	High risk	High risk, contacts of cases		High risk, presumed high risk
NL	Selected criteria	Selected high risk susceptible individuals	High risk < 2 yrs, contacts of cases < 2 yrs	High risk and contacts of cases > 2 yrs	High risk < 5 yrs
NT		High risk	High risk		High risk < 2 yrs
YT	Selected criteria	High risk ≥ 12 mths (1 dose)	High risk		High risk
NU	Selected criteria		High risk, household contacts, outbreak control		Pneu-P-23 high risk individuals not previously vaccinated
Original Source: Canadian Nursing Coalition on Immunization, 2011