Report Vaccination Information for Children 0 to 17 Years of Age

Report vaccination information to Public Health using Immunization Connect

The fastest and most convenient way to report vaccines (except for COVID-19 vaccinations and flu shots) or request records is to use Immunization Connect (ICON).

Access your vaccination record or report vaccines using Immunization Connect (ICON).

• All information collected by this secure system is confidential
• You can use your Ontario health card to access Immunization Connect (ICON)
• Include a picture of your child's immunization record when reporting vaccinations through ICON whenever possible. This is important for completeness and accuracy.
• You are encouraged to login to ICON to verify the online record has been updated and to make sure no additional vaccines are required. It may take one to two business days to process your submission.
• If you're having trouble trying to report vaccinations received using Immunization Connect, contact the Vaccine Team

Reporting an up-to-date immunization record or valid exemption is required by law in Ontario for children attending licensed child care or school. Public Health does not routinely maintain adult vaccine records.

More information

• Additional benefits of using Immunization Connect (ICON)
  • If you lose your child's personal immunization record (yellow card), you can view or print their record online
  • You can keep your child's doctor up-to-date with vaccines received from Public Health using a printout from Immunization Connect
• Reporting vaccines for children 0 to 17 years
  • Every time your child receives a vaccine, it must be reported to Public Health
  • Parents / legal guardians and students 16 years of age and older are responsible for reporting vaccines directly to Public Health
  • While anyone can report a vaccine, it's important to note that doctors, child care facilities and schools don't do this for you
  • Vaccines received at a school clinic run by Niagara Region Public Health don't need to be reported. Report vaccines received from Public Health to your health care provider.
• Other ways to report your child's vaccine(s)

  Provide a copy of your child's personal immunization record (yellow card) to Public Health through:
  

  Phone
  Call 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7438
  

  Mail
  Write "Attention VPD" on the envelope
  P.O. Box 1052, Station Main
  Thorold, ON L2V 0A2
  

  Drop off
  Write "Attention VPD" on sealed envelope
  Drop off at a Public Health office from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  

  • Thorold / St. Catharines Public Health offices
  • Niagara Falls Public Health offices
  • Welland Public Health offices

  Fax
  905-688-8225
  

  Email
  Email the Vaccine Team

  By communicating with us, you're agreeing to keep the exchange of personal health information to a minimum. Communication through email is not secure or protected. There is a possibility that information you include in the email can be intercepted in transmission or misdirected. Niagara Region Public Health cannot guarantee security with emails and will not send emails that include your personal health information. See Public Health's privacy statement.

• New to Ontario

  If your child goes to school in Ontario, you must report their immunization record to Public Health. Public Health will review your child's record to make sure it is up to date and meets Ontario's vaccine requirements for school attendance.

  Vaccine schedules are different across Canada and around the world. Your child may be up to date in your home country, province or territory, but not in Ontario.

  If you are unsure whether your child has all the vaccines needed to attend school in Ontario, contact Public Health.

  If you need a language interpreter, let us know the language you speak or the country you are from and we will add an interpreter to the call.

  Call 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7425 and follow these instructions:

  1. You will hear a voice recording. Press 1.
  2. You will hear a second voice recording. Enter 7425.
  3. You will hear a third voice recording. You then can select one of these options:
  • Press 2 if you need a language interpreter
  • Press 3 to book a vaccine appointment
  • Press 4 to report an immunization
  • Press 5 if you need ICON support
  • Stay on the line for all other vaccine inquiries. For example, you can speak with Public Health to make sure your child has all the vaccines to attend school in Ontario.

Handling personal immunization records

Immunization Connect (ICON) is the quickest way to submit and retrieve vaccination records for children attending child care or school.

• Keep your immunization record safe

  Keep your immunization record in a safe place with other valuable documents, such as birth certificates, health cards and passports.

• Bring your immunization record(s) to each vaccine visit

  It's important to keep you and your children’s personal immunization record up to date.

  Bring your yellow card or immunization record print out from Immunization Connect (ICON) to each vaccine visit. This will help you and your health care provider keep an up-to-date record of which vaccines have been received.

• If you don't have a personal immunization record

  Get tips for locating immunization records.

• Examples of when immunization records may be required

  By law in Ontario, Public Health must have an up-to-date immunization record or valid exemption on file for each child attending a licensed child care centre, licensed home child care agency (Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014) or school (Immunization of School Pupils Act).

  Adults may need to provide their immunization record for post-secondary education or work.

  If you're travelling, check your destination to see what vaccinations are recommended or required.