Residency status is not a factor in Canada’s vaccine distribution strategy.
Immigration status will not be a factor in COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Canada’s public health agency says.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) told CIC News: “COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to everyone in Canada for whom it is approved and recommended for use… This applies to all persons in Canada whether or not they are citizens.”
As of January, 2021, there have been 935,700 doses of the vaccine delivered to Canada. Of these, about 729,640 doses were administered as of January 21, according to the vaccine tracker run by a University of Saskatchewan student based on official updates from each province.
The federal government still expects that everyone who wants to be vaccinated in Canada will be able to do so by September 2021.