Epidemiology and Control of Meningococcal Disease in Canada: A Long, Complex, and Unfinished Story

Table 2

Routine immunization programs for children and adolescents (school-based programs) in Canadian provinces and territories (as of August 31, 2019).

Jurisdiction	Infants/young children		Older children/adolescents
	Age	Vaccine	Grade	Vaccine
Provinces
British Columbia	2, 12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con
Alberta	4, 12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con
Saskatchewan	12 months	MenC-Con	6	MenACWY-Con
Manitoba	12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con
Ontario	12 months	MenC-Con	7	MenACWY-Con
Quebec	12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenC-Con
New Brunswick	12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con
Nova Scotia	12 months	MenC-Con	7	MenACWY-Con
Prince Edward Island	12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con
Newfoundland &Labrador	12 months	MenC-Con	4	MenACWY-Con
Territories
Yukon	2, 12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con
Northwest Territories	2, 12 months	MenC-Con	12	MenACWY-Con
Nunavut	12 months	MenC-Con	9	MenACWY-Con

School-based program; vaccine offered only to those grade 12 students who will be attending postsecondary education outside of the NWT.