Report Student Immunization

Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requires parents of children attending elementary and secondary school provide their local health unit with proof of their child’s immunization against the following designate diseases:

• measles
• mumps
• rubella
• diphtheria
• tetanus
• polio
• meningococcal
• whooping cough (pertussis)
• chickenpox (only applies to kids born on or after 2010)

All the vaccines needed for school are free. Make an appointment with your healthcare provider if your child needs any of the above vaccines. It is the parent’s responsibility to update their child’s immunization record or provide a valid exemption form to Toronto Public Health. For parents who choose not to have their child vaccinated for medical, religious or philosophical reasons, please call us.

Students without the required vaccines will receive two notices asking for updated immunization information. To avoid school suspension, please report your child’s immunization, every time they receive a vaccine or booster.

Information sessions are open to everyone. The session will take approximately an hour. Parents seeking non-medical exemptions must attend an information session first before completing the Statement of Conscience Affidavit. You need one Statement of Conscience Affidavit for each child but only one education certificate for your family.

To reduce barriers, we offer:

• interpreter services, when you telephone
• translation of student foreign immunization records
• an app to keep your family’s immunization record all in one place
• for students without a health card or family doctor, book an appointment at a free vaccination clinic