COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
Information on COVID-19 doses administered and vaccination coverage.
Vaccination coverage
This page provides information on the number and percentage of people that have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by province or territory, vaccination status, sex, age group, and vaccine series.
We update this information every Friday at 12:00 pm Eastern Time with data up to and including the previous Sunday.
This report was last updated on April 1, 2022 with data up to and including March 27, 2022.
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Key updates
Received at least 1 dose
Total population
84.73% (32,403,177)
5 years and older
89.10% (32,398,470)
5 to 11 years
56.90% (1,637,887)
Fully vaccinated
Total population
81.29% (31,089,242)
5 years and older
85.49% (31,086,574)
5 to 11 years
39.50% (1,137,189)
Fully vaccinated with an additional dose
Total population
47.01% (17,979,949)
18 years and older
56.82% (17,621,123)
About COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination
Vaccination programs, primary series and booster doses
Vaccination programs
- COVID-19 vaccination began in Canada on December 14, 2020.
- 7 COVID-19 vaccines are currently approved for use in Canada.
- The COVISHIELD version of the AstraZeneca vaccine is no longer used in Canada as the interim order for its use expired on September 16, 2021.
- The National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s (NACI) recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines can be found in the latest NACI statements.
- People 5 years and older without contraindications to the vaccine are currently eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
Primary series
- 2-dose vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty® (two formulations, one for those aged 12 and older and another one for those aged 5 to 11 years), Moderna Spikevax® (6 to 11 years and 12 and older), AstraZeneca Vaxzevria® (18 and older), Novavax Nuvaxovid® (18 and older) and Medicago Covifenz® (18 to 64).
- People who have received only 1 dose are considered partially vaccinated.
- People who have received both doses are considered fully vaccinated.
- Moderately to severely immunocompromised people who have received an additional dose of an mRNA vaccine are considered fully vaccinated.
- 1-dose vaccine: Janssen (18 and older)
- People who have received only 1 dose are considered fully vaccinated.
- Moderately to severely immunocompromised people who have received an additional dose of an mRNA vaccine are considered fully vaccinated.
Booster doses
NACI recommends a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine at least 6 months after the primary series is completed for members of the following populations.
- A booster should be offered to:
- adults 50 years of age and older
- adults living in long-term care homes for seniors or other congregate living settings that provide care for seniors
- people who completed their series with only viral vector vaccines (the AstraZeneca Vaxzevria/COVISHIELD or Janssen COVID-19 vaccines)
- adults in or from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities
- all frontline health care workers who have direct in-person contact with patients
- A booster may be offered to:
- adults 18 to 49 years of age
- adolescents 12 to 17 years of age:
- with an underlying medical condition at high risk of severe illness due to COVID-19 (including those who are immunocompromised and who received a 3-dose primary series)
- who are residents of congregate living settings (e.g., shelters, group homes, quarters for migrant workers, correctional facilities)
- who belong to racialized and/or marginalized communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19
Local information
For local information on doses administered, please see your province’s or territory’s COVID-19 vaccination website.
National vaccination coverage Access and download the national vaccination coverage data over time in .csv format
Vaccination coverage is high in Canada, with 84.73% of the population vaccinated with at least one dose. In the last week many people received vaccines:
- 10,256 received their first dose
- 47,808 completed their primary series
- 78,822 18 and older received an additional dose
Figure 1. of who have received of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by jurisdiction, March 27, 2022
Hover over or select a portion of the map to see the cumulative number or percent of people vaccinated in Canada and each jurisdiction over time.
The cumulative percent of people who have received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada was 84.73% as of March 27, 2022.
For local vaccination coverage data, please see your province’s or territory’s COVID-19 vaccination website.
Notes
- The “Fully vaccinated” and “Fully vaccinated with an additional dose” categories are not mutually exclusive.
- Eligibility for booster dose programs varies across provinces and territories.
- Information is subject to change. Numbers may differ in provincial and territorial reports due to the timing of updates and the suppression of values less than 5 for 7 provinces and territories (see limitations).
- Use caution when comparing data over time. Reporting delays can result in artificial increases in weekly counts while ongoing data quality assurance activities can result in unexpected decreases.
- Cumulative vaccination coverage data for the population aged 5 and older is available from June 5, 2021 onwards.
- The number and percentage of people partially vaccinated will decrease as people become fully vaccinated.
Cumulative number and percent of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by vaccination status and jurisdiction, March 27, 2022
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Figure 2. of who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in by vaccination status and report week, March 27, 2022
Hover over or select a portion of the line graph to see the cumulative number or percent of people vaccinated by vaccination status and report week.
Notes
- The “Fully vaccinated” and “Fully vaccinated with an additional dose” categories are not mutually exclusive.
- Eligibility for booster dose programs varies across provinces and territories.
- Information is subject to change. Numbers may differ in provincial and territorial reports due to the timing of updates and the suppression of values less than 5 for 7 provinces and territories (see limitations).
- Use caution when comparing data over time. Reporting delays can result in artificial increases in weekly counts while ongoing data quality assurance activities can result in unexpected decreases.
- Cumulative vaccination coverage data for the population aged 5 and older is available from June 5, 2021 onwards.
- The number and percentage of people partially vaccinated will decrease as people become fully vaccinated.
- Data on the number of people partially vaccinated and those vaccinated with 2 different vaccine products in Newfoundland and Labrador was not available from June 5 to July 31, 2021.
Cumulative number and percent of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by vaccination status and jurisdiction, March 27, 2022
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Figure 3. Cumulative percent of who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by vaccination status and province or territory, as of March 27, 2022
Notes
- Information is subject to change. Numbers may differ in provincial and territorial reports due to the timing of updates and the suppression of values less than 5 for 7 provinces and territories (see limitations).
Cumulative number and percent of people who have received of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by vaccination status and province or territory, as of March 27, 2022
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Vaccination coverage by age, sex, and province or territory
A greater percentage of females than males have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination coverage is highest in adults aged 70 and older.
Table 1. Cumulative number and percent of people in Canada who have received a COVID-19 vaccine by sex and vaccination status, March 27, 2022
| Sex | At least 1 dose | Partially vaccinated | Fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated with an additional dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | 85.69% (16,484,611) | 3.18% (611,394) | 82.51% (15,873,217) | 50.07% (9,631,483) |
| Males | 83.57% (15,884,181) | 3.68% (699,088) | 79.90% (15,185,093) | 43.84% (8,331,922) |
Table 2. Cumulative number and percent of people in Canada who have received a COVID-19 vaccine by age group and vaccination status, March 27, 2022
| Age group (years) | At least 1 dose | Partially vaccinated | Fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated with an additional dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 4 | 0.02% (304) | 0.01% (210) | <0.01% (94) | 0% (0) |
| 5 to 11 | 56.90% (1,637,887) | 17.39% (500,698) | 39.50% (1,137,189) | 0.02% (653) |
| 12 to 17 | 88.26% (2,178,540) | 3.74% (92,330) | 84.52% (2,086,210) | 14.51% (358,080) |
| 18 to 29 | 89.88% (5,336,796) | 3.79% (224,995) | 86.09% (5,111,801) | 34.42% (2,043,668) |
| 30 to 39 | 89.06% (4,777,920) | 2.97% (159,181) | 86.10% (4,618,739) | 41.88% (2,246,484) |
| 40 to 49 | 90.91% (4,448,769) | 2.15% (105,341) | 88.76% (4,343,428) | 51.13% (2,502,287) |
| 50 to 59 | 91.05% (4,670,990) | 1.75% (89,995) | 89.30% (4,580,995) | 61.11% (3,134,976) |
| 60 to 69 | 95.03% (4,600,009) | 1.50% (72,748) | 93.53% (4,527,261) | 74.94% (3,627,473) |
| 70 to 79 | 97.51% (3,056,385) | 1.24% (38,810) | 96.27% (3,017,575) | 83.34% (2,612,158) |
| 80 and older | 98.67% (1,691,174) | 1.62% (27,798) | 97.05% (1,663,376) | 84.84% (1,454,077) |
| Not reported | n/a (0) | n/a (0) | n/a (0) | n/a (0) |
| Unknown | n/a (4,403) | n/a (1,829) | n/a (2,574) | n/a (93) |
Notes
- The “Fully vaccinated” and “Fully vaccinated with an additional dose” categories are not mutually exclusive.
- Eligibility for booster dose programs varies across provinces and territories.
- British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and the Northwest Territories calculate age based on the time of the report. This may result in a decrease in a given age group's vaccination coverage over time as vaccine recipients move to the next age group category.
- Information is subject to change. Numbers may differ in provincial and territorial reports due to the timing of updates and the suppression of values less than 5 for 7 provinces and territories (see limitations).
- Some children less than 5 years old may be reported as being vaccinated because they are turning 5 this calendar year or due to data entry errors.
Figure 4. of people who have received of a COVID-19 vaccine in by age group and sex, March 27, 2022 Access and download the vaccination coverage by age, sex, and province/territory data over time in .csv format
Hover over or select a bar to see the cumulative number or percent of people vaccinated so far.
Notes
- The “Fully vaccinated” and “Fully vaccinated with an additional dose” categories are not mutually exclusive.
- Eligibility for booster dose programs varies across provinces and territories.
- British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and the Northwest Territories calculate age based on the time of the report. This may result in a decrease in a given age group's vaccination coverage over time as vaccine recipients move to the next age group category.
- Information is subject to change. Numbers may differ in provincial and territorial reports due to the timing of updates and the suppression of values less than 5 for 7 provinces and territories (see limitations).
- The number and percentage of people partially vaccinated will decrease as people become fully vaccinated.
- Some children less than 5 years old may be reported as being vaccinated because they are turning 5 this calendar year or due to data entry errors.
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Cumulative number and percent of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by vaccination status, age group, sex, and jurisdiction, March 27, 2022
Figure 5. of who have received of a COVID-19 vaccine in by age group and report week, March 27, 2022 Access and download the vaccination coverage by age, sex, and province/territory data over time in .csv format
Hover over or select a portion of the line graph to see the cumulative number or percent of people vaccinated by age group and report week. Click on a legend element to add or remove the corresponding lines from the graph.
Notes
- The “Fully vaccinated” and “Fully vaccinated with an additional dose” categories are not mutually exclusive.
- Eligibility for booster dose programs varies across provinces and territories.
- Information is subject to change. Numbers may differ in provincial and territorial reports due to the timing of updates and the suppression of values less than 5 for 7 provinces and territories (see limitations).
- Use caution when comparing data over time. Reporting delays can result in artificial increases in weekly counts while ongoing data quality assurance activities can result in unexpected decreases.
- The line for each age group begins when data for that age group became available.
- Some children less than 5 years old may be reported as being vaccinated because they are turning 5 this calendar year or due to data entry errors.
- British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and the Northwest Territories calculate age based on the time of the report. This may result in a decrease in a given age group's vaccination coverage over time as vaccine recipients move to the next age group category.
- Data on the number of people partially vaccinated and those vaccinated with 2 different vaccine products in Newfoundland and Labrador was not available from June 5 to July 31, 2021.
- The number and percentage of people partially vaccinated will decrease as people become fully vaccinated.
- Between October 2 and November 20, 2021, data for Yukon was under validation which resulted in a slight underestimation of the number of people vaccinated during that time.
Cumulative number and percent of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada by vaccination status, age group, sex, and jurisdiction, March 27, 2022
Figure 5: Text description
Vaccination coverage by vaccine series Access and download the vaccination coverage by age, sex, and province/territory data in .csv format
7 COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use in Canada.
Canadians have received a variety of vaccine series, the most common of which is a series containing only the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine.
For more information on the vaccine series listed in Table 3, please refer to their definitions.
Table 3. Cumulative percent and number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine in by vaccine series and vaccination status, March 27, 2022
| Vaccine series type | Vaccine included in the vaccine series | At least 1 dose | Partially vaccinated | Fully vaccinated | Fully vaccinated with an additional dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homologous series (series containing only 1 vaccine product) | Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty | 16,425,613 (42.95%) | 556,805 (1.46%) | 15,868,808 (41.49%) | 7,621,229 (19.93%) |
| Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty pediatric 5-11 years | 1,650,615 (4.32%) | 510,979 (1.34%) | 1,139,636 (2.98%) | 423 (<0.01%) | |
| Moderna Spikevax | 5,172,772 (13.53%) | 223,444 (0.58%) | 4,949,328 (12.94%) | 2,597,141 (6.79%) | |
| AstraZeneca Vaxzevria/COVISHIELD | 128,184 (0.34%) | 15,378 (0.04%) | 112,806 (0.29%) | 1,231 (<0.01%) | |
| Janssen | 39,071 (0.10%) | 72 (<0.01%) | 38,999 (0.10%) | 439 (<0.01%) | |
| Non-Health Canada-approved vaccines | 16,873 (0.04%) | 6,272 (0.02%) | 10,601 (0.03%) | 737 (<0.01%) | |
| Heterologous series (mixed series) | The pediatric and adult Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccines | 24,557 (0.06%) | n/a | 24,557 (0.06%) | 401 (<0.01%) |
| Either Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine with the Moderna Spikevax vaccine | 6,634,551 (17.35%) | n/a | 6,634,551 (17.35%) | 5,765,061 (15.07%) | |
| AstraZeneca Vaxzevria/COVISHIELD with an mRNA vaccine (either Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine or Moderna Spikevax) | 2,209,627 (5.78%) | n/a | 2,209,627 (5.78%) | 1,960,000 (5.12%) | |
| Janssen with other Health Canada-approved vaccine(s) | 11,997 (0.03%) | n/a | 11,997 (0.03%) | 11,328 (0.03%) | |
| Non-Health Canada-approved vaccine(s) and other Health Canada-approved vaccine(s) | 54,995 (0.14%) | n/a | 54,995 (0.14%) | 13,396 (0.04%) | |
| Other | Unknown | 34,322 (0.09%) | 985 (<0.01%) | 33,337 (0.09%) | 8,563 (0.02%) |
Notes
- The “Fully vaccinated” and “Fully vaccinated with an additional dose” categories are not mutually exclusive.
- Eligibility for booster dose programs varies across provinces and territories.
- People moderately to severely immunocompromised having received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine may be considered as partially vaccinated by the province or territory.
- People may have received the vaccines included in the vaccine series in any order.
Acknowledgements
This weekly report would not be possible without the collaboration of provincial and territorial public health partners as well as members of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network’s Canadian Immunization Registries and Coverage Network (CIRC). We would like to thank everyone taking part in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Canada.
Suggested citation
Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian COVID-19 vaccination coverage report. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; April 1, 2022. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccination-coverage/
Related links
- Vaccines for COVID-19
- COVID-19: Effectiveness and benefits of vaccination
- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and intent: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) insight
- COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Survey (CVCS)
- COVID-19 in Canada
- Vaccine distribution
- Reported side effects following COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
- The facts about COVID-19 vaccines
- Publications: Vaccines and immunization
- Vaccines for children
- Ask the experts video series: COVID-19 vaccines questions
For health professionals
- COVID-19 information for health professionals
- National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
- COVID-19 daily epidemiology update
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