Table 1:

Timing of implementation of universal funding for influenza vaccination and policy permitting pharmacists to administer publicly funded influenza vaccines, by province/territory

Province/territoryUniversal funding*Pharmacist policy
Newfoundland and Labrador20142014
Prince Edward Island20042014
Nova Scotia†20102013
New Brunswick†NA2010
QuebecNANA
Ontario†20002012
Manitoba20102014
Saskatchewan20102015
Alberta†20092009
British Columbia†NA2009
Nunavut2005NA
Northwest Territories2003NA
Yukon1999NA

  • Note: NA = policy not available.

  • ↵* Influenza vaccines are freely available for residents aged 6 mo and older; in the Yukon, the policy applies to residents 18 yr and older.

  • ↵† Province with pharmacist policy in survey cycles analyzed.