Program directory · Public Health Agency of Canada
Vaccination
- Department
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Program code
- BVQ03 (PHAC)
- Core responsibility
- Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This Program’s objective is to reduce the rates of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) through increased vaccination coverage.
This Program establishes national vaccination coverage goals and VPD reduction targets; supports research to identify under- and unvaccinated populations across Canada; equips the public and public health partners with information and guidance on vaccination; funds projects that work to increase vaccination uptake and access in Canada; leads, collaborates, and coordinates actions that work towards improving vaccination coverage; and supports Canada’s pandemic influenza preparedness activities.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccination | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $11.7B |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Renamed from “Immunization” to “Vaccination”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2019-20 | Spending $41.9M, against $30.2M in 2018-19 (+39%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Employees (FTEs) 160, against 98 in 2019-20 (+63%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $2.29B, against $41.9M in 2019-20 (+5351%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Employees (FTEs) 496, against 160 in 2020-21 (+210%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $3.59B, against $2.29B in 2020-21 (+57%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $2.46B, against $3.59B in 2021-22 (−31%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $318M, against $2.99B in 2023-24 (−89%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 222, against 428 in 2024-25 (−48%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $672M, against $318M in 2024-25 (+111%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 126, against 222 in 2025-26 (−43%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Percentage of 2 year old children who received one dose of measles vaccine | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: % of 2 year old children who have received all recommended vaccinations; Proportion of national vaccination coverage goals met for children by 2 years of age | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $31.3M, against $672M in 2025-26 (−95%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2027-28 | Planned employees (FTEs) 64, against 126 in 2026-27 (−49%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $19.9M, against $31.3M in 2026-27 (−36%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
No results reported yet.
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 95% | 2030 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $31.3M | $30.2M |
| 2019-20 | $35.3M | $41.9M |
| 2020-21 | $34.3M | $2.29B |
| 2021-22 | $5.48B | $3.59B |
| 2022-23 | $5.72B | $2.46B |
| 2023-24 | $3.08B | $2.99B |
| 2024-25 | $707M | $318M |
| 2025-26 | $672M | — |
| 2026-27 | $31.3M | — |
| 2027-28 | $19.9M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $19.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 90 | 90 |
| 2019-20 | 90 | 98 |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 160 |
| 2021-22 | 383 | 496 |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 521 |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 482 |
| 2024-25 | 498 | 428 |
| 2025-26 | 222 | — |
| 2026-27 | 126 | — |
| 2027-28 | 64* | — |
| 2028-29 | 63* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $31,310,060 | $31,686,088 | $30,059,258 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $35,349,498 | $33,689,970 | $30,229,562 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $34,250,365 | $30,901,979 | $32,609,272 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $5,484,090,527 | $78,697,247 | $37,032,544 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $5,717,242,636 | $1,589,567,654 | $122,064,967 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $3,076,040,428 | $528,211,168 | $487,826,450 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $707,110,775 | $667,147,843 | $491,471,389 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $672,188,520 | $497,331,264 | $408,656,151 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $31,258,806 | $19,919,056 | $19,919,299 | ||||||||
| Actual | $30,153,635 | $41,924,565 | $2,285,369,134 | $3,594,145,851 | $2,462,960,687 | $2,990,296,890 | $318,469,096 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
