Table 1.
HPV immunization programs in Canada.
| Province/territory | Routine schedule (0, 2 and 6 months) |
Date of implementation of routine program |
Catch-up programs (date of implementation) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Grade 6 | September 2008 | Grade 9 (2008–2011) | 62% |
| Alberta | Grade 5 | September 2008 | Grade 9 (2009–2012) | 50–60% |
| Saskatchewan | Grade 6 | September 2008 | Grade 7 (2008–2009) | 58–66% |
| Manitoba | Grade 6 | September 2008 | 52–61% | |
| Ontario | Grade 8 | September 2007 | 53% | |
| Quebec | Grade 4* | September 2008 | 9–17 years oldwith school based program in Grade 4 and Grade 9 and “catch up” by participating clinics (2008–2013) Immunocompromised women 9–26 years old |
Grade 4: 66–94% (mean 77%) Grade 9: 63–93% (mean 76%) |
| New Brunswick | Grade 7 | September 2008 | Grade 8 (2008–2009) | n/a |
| Nova Scotia | Grade 7 | September 2007 | Grade 10 (2009–2010 only) | 85% |
| Grade 8 (2010–2011 only) | ||||
| Prince Edward Island | Grade 6 | September 2007 | Grade 9 (2009–2010 only) | 85% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Grade 6 | September 2007 | Grade 9 (2008–2010) | 85% |
| Northwest Territories | Grade 4 | September 2009 | Grades 11 & 12 (2009–2010) | |
| Grades 10 & 11 (2010–2011) | ||||
| Grades 9 & 10 (2011–2012) | ||||
| Grade 9 (2012–2014) | ||||
| Yukon | Grade 6 | September 2009 | Grades 7 & 8 | |
| Nunavut | Grade 6 | March 2010 |
Source:
Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Update on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) CCDR. 2012;38 ACS-1:1–62.
British Columbia: Naus M, Ogilvie G. Human papillomavirus vaccine program in British Columbia: A good start with room for improvement. BCMJ, Vol. 52, No. 2, March 2010, p. 95
BC Centre for Disease Control.
Québec: Flash vigie, bulletin québécois de vigie et d'intervention en maladies infectieuses. Vol. 7, no. 7: 3–4.
Coverage rates provided Julie Laroche, Public Health Agency of Canada and appropriate provincial and territorial HPV immunization.