Public Health Agency of Canada

This funding is designed to protect Canadians from vaccine preventable disease by supporting our health partners in three priority areas: Build capacity of Health Care Providers as vaccinators and vaccination promoters; Support Community-based COVID-19 Education, Promotion and Outreach; and Build...

The main objective of the study is to evaluate seasonal influenza vaccination coverage within the Canadian population.

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s landing page for multiple public health surveillance programs.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

Annual recommendations on the use of influenza vaccine in Canada are developed by the NACI Influenza Working Group (IWG) for consideration by NACI. Recommendations are developed based on a review of a variety of issues, which can include: the burden of influenza illness and the target populations...

As part of the National Immunization Strategy objectives for 2016-2021, vaccination coverage goals and vaccine preventable disease reduction targets were set based on international standards and best practices. The goals and targets are consistent with Canada's commitment to World Health...

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on an ongoing basis. FluWatch reports, posted every Friday, contain information on flu activity in Canada. The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's...

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on an ongoing basis. FluWatch reports, posted every Friday, contain information on flu activity in Canada. The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's...

The flu season usually lasts between November and April each year. Anyone can get the flu, which can sometimes lead to serious complications or even death.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases. 

"Seasonal influenza, a respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in individuals who are at the extremes of age, pregnant, immune compromised, or have chronic underlying disease. Morbidity and hospitalization rates for...

The Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) is a bilingual, peer-reviewed, open-access, online scientific journal published by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It provides timely, authoritative and practical information on infectious diseases to clinicians, public health...

Notifiable Diseases Online presents information based on data from the Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (CNDSS). Nationally notifiable diseases are infectious diseases that have been identified by the federal government and provinces and territories as priorities for monitoring and...

Displays a bar chart showing either the number or rate of reported cases for a single disease or multiple diseases (up to 6) for any selected year from 1991 up to 2016 and is displayed by age group. The source data table, limitations of the data and descriptions of the selected notifiable...

Displays a stacked bar chart showing either the number or rate of reported cases of a single disease in any selected year (from 1991 up to 2016). Each bar represents a specific age group and is stacked to show sex breakdown within the age group. The source data table, limitations of the data and...

Displays a line chart where a single or multiple notifiable diseases (up to 6) may be selected within any selected year range from 1924 up to 2016, where data are available. The chart can represent either the number or rate of reported cases. The source data table, limitations of the data and...

Displays a line chart where multiple notifiable diseases (up to 6) may be selected within any selected year range from 1991 up to 2016 and by selecting either the number or rate of reported cases. The chart can be further broken down by age group and sex. The source data table, limitations of the...