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Requirements for Attending School

Requirements for Attending School in Ontario

  • All pupils (kindergarten to Grade 12) entering school in Ontario must be immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Meningitis, Varicella (chicken pox), Measles, Mumps and Rubella according to the Immunization of School Pupils Act, 1990
  • Parents are required to provide immunization records to their local public health unit. The Health Unit does not automatically receive immunization records from family doctors/community health centres.
  • Not all provinces in Canada or other countries follow the same immunization schedules. Our staff will review the submitted records and advise parents/caregivers if there are missing doses or vaccines and how to go about filling the gaps.
  • A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination

Throughout January 2025, notification letters will be sent to parents of children born in 2008, 2017 and 2020, with missing doses or missing immunization records for the following school boards: CDSBEO, CECCE, CEPEO.

Letters will be sent to parents in the UCDSB in February.

If you need to book an appointment at a Health Unit Immunization clinic, go to our Immunization Clinics section.

Please provide the missing proof of immunization using one of the options listed here:

School Suspension Process 2025

How to Submit Immunization Records

Exemption Process

Exemption Process for Immunization Record Submission for Schools

Resources

For more information, please e-mail: [email protected]