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India and Ontario child vaccine schedules, side by side
Your child had vaccines in India. This page quotes what the Government of India and the Government of Ontario each publish, dated, in two columns, then the records route in Ontario, Canada. It does not say which doses your child still needs.
India: Government of India, Universal Immunisation Programme
Document: table dated 17 Mar 2026.
The schedule is headed "National Immunisation Schedule" and described as the prescribed schedule under the UIP for pregnant women, and infants and children; the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine is given to those living in endemic districts only.
- At birth the schedule lists BCG, OPV-0 dose and the hepatitis B birth dose
- At 6 weeks the schedule lists OPV-1, Pentavalent-1, Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV)-1, fractional dose of IPV (fIPV)-1 and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)-1
- At 10 weeks the schedule lists OPV-2, Pentavalent-2 and RVV-2
- At 14 weeks the schedule lists OPV-3, Pentavalent-3, fIPV-2, RVV-3 and PCV-2
- At 9-12 months the schedule lists Measles & Rubella (MR)-1, JE-1 (endemic districts only, per the document’s note) and PCV-Booster
- At 16-24 months the schedule lists MR-2, JE-2 (endemic districts only, per the document’s note), DPT-Booster-1 and OPV-Booster
- At 5-6 years the schedule lists DPT-Booster-2
- At 10 years and at 16 years the schedule lists Td (tetanus and adult diphtheria)
Source: static.pib.gov.in
Canada, Ontario: Government of Ontario
Document: ontario.ca page dated 4 Aug 2026.
Routine vaccines are free of charge if you meet the eligibility criteria; flu and COVID-19 vaccines are recommended each fall for everyone aged 6 months and older who lives, works or goes to school in Ontario.
- At 2 and 4 months old: DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1), pneumococcal conjugate and rotavirus
- At 6 months old: DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1)
- At 1 year of age: pneumococcal conjugate, meningococcal conjugate and MMR
- At 15 months old: varicella (chickenpox)
- At 18 months old: DTaP-IPV-Hib (5-in-1)
- At 4 years old: Tdap-IPV (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, polio) and MMRV
- In grade 7: meningococcal conjugate, hepatitis B and HPV; at 14 years old: Tdap
- Ontario’s page says people with special medical conditions or other high-risk factors may need additional vaccines, some of which may be free under the publicly funded program, and sends them to a health-care provider or local public health unit
Source: ontario.ca
The schedules are not meant to be read against each other dose by dose. Bring the original record to your child’s doctor or nurse.
Records in Ontario, Canada
- Ontario (Government of Ontario): the page says to get the yellow immunization card from your doctor and bring it to each immunization appointment, and that parents and guardians are responsible for reporting vaccines given to school-aged children to their local medical officer of health; children at a licensed daycare centre: report to the daycare centreSource: ontario.ca (ontario.ca page "Updated: September 29, 2026")
Who to see on arrival
- Ontario (Government of Ontario): the page says to talk to your doctor or your local public health unit about the vaccines you or your children needSource: ontario.ca (ontario.ca page "Updated: September 29, 2026")
School entry
- Ontario (Government of Ontario): under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) you are responsible for reporting your children's vaccinations to your local public health unit so your child can attend school in Ontario; by law, children and youth are required to be immunized against certain diseases to attend school unless there is a valid exemptionSource: ontario.ca (ontario.ca page "Updated: September 16, 2025")
Urgent care
Ontario: Health811 and other ways to get care is the page of the Government of Ontario. This site does not give medical advice.
Everything on this page was checked against its source on or after 12 Nov 2026. Each column shows its own document date.
All pages for this country: Canada.