Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are responsible for updating Ottawa Public Health (OPH) every time their child receives immunizations given by their health care provider. Providing immunization updates to OPH helps protect your child and the public in case there is ever a vaccine preventable disease outbreak in our community. Doctors are not mandated to report your child's immunizations to OPH. You can update OPH using either the online Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON) Tool or the CANImmunize App. Online (ICON) OR CANImmunize For more information about ICON, the CANImmuize App and other ways to report your child's immunizations to OPH, visit our "Updating your child's record" section below.
Your child's immunization record is an important document. Keep it in a safe place with other important documents, like birth certificates and passports. You may need your child's immunization record when:
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