In Ontario, children need certain vaccinations to attend school or licensed child care settings. Or, they require a valid exemption.
- Public Health maintains immunization records for children enrolled in licensed child care settings and schools.
- Parents and guardians are responsible for reporting their child’s immunizations to Public Health.
- If an immunization was received at a Public Health office or through a school clinic, it does not need to be reported.
- Immunizations received with a health care provider (such as a family physician) must be reported to Public Health.
- Public Health does not maintain immunization records for individuals 18 years of age and older.
- Adults are encouraged to maintain their own immunization records, as records may be required for specific post-secondary training, employment, or international travel.
How to update your child’s immunization record
Please update your child’s immunization record using one of the following methods.
All of the information you submit is confidential and stored in a secure provincial immunization database (Ontario). It is important for everyone to keep track of their personal immunization record.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is required to maintain and review immunization records for every child (aged 0-17) who attends a school or licensed child care within the service area.
The information on children is collected, used and disclosed by Public Health Sudbury & Districts within the authority of the Immunization of School Pupils Act, the Health Promotion and Protection Act, and the Child Care Early Years Act, to:
- Review a child’s immunization record during an outbreak of a disease that would be preventable through immunization to determine if they are protected.
- Annually assess a child’s immunization status to ensure they meet the requirements to attend school or licensed child care.
Public Health only maintains vaccination records for children enrolled in licensed child care settings and schools. Public Health does not maintain immunization records for individuals 18 years of age and older. Adults are encouraged to maintain their own immunization records, as records are sometimes required for post-secondary training, employment and international travel.
If you have any questions about your privacy or our collection and disclosure of this information, please contact us.
Online
Immunize Connect Ontario (ICON)
- Sudbury and districts, ICON is a web-based service provided by the Ministry of Health.
- It allows you to submit, view, and print immunization records on file with Public Health.
- It will tell you which immunizations are due or overdue.
- To submit updates or view your child’s immunization record through ICON, you will need to create an account and set up a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
By email
- Email a copy of the immunization record to Public Health.
- *Please note: Email is not fully secure and may risk data privacy.
By mail
- Mail a copy of the immunization record to:
Public Health Sudbury & Districts
Attention: Vaccine Preventable Diseases
1300 Paris Street
Sudbury, ON
P3E 3A3
In person
- Bring a copy of the immunization record to any Public Health Sudbury & Districts location during regular business hours.