About the National Vaccine Catalogue
The National Vaccine Catalogue (NVC) is the Government of Canada’s publicly accessible information repository on all vaccines authorized for use in Canada. Additionally, it includes standardized SNOMED CT terminology for select international vaccines, facilitating recording of vaccines received abroad within Canadian immunization registries. It is maintained by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and is part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing commitment to provide vaccine-related information to Canadian Federal, Provincial and Territorial partners, healthcare professionals and the public. The National Vaccine Catalogue supports standardized data collection, vaccine coverage surveillance, life cycle management of vaccines, and immunization programming in Canada.
The National Vaccine Catalogue is updated weekly and includes:
- Vaccine data from Health Canada – Drug Product Database
- Vaccine lot and expiry date information from Health Canada’s Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate
- SNOMED CT from Canada Health Infoway
Contact us
To send your feedback or report a problem, please send us an email at NVC-CNV@phac-aspc.gc.ca
Disclaimers
The data contained in the National Vaccine Catalogue is a curation from various data sources. While PHAC makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information found in the National Vaccine Catalogue, PHAC is not responsible for the data’s accuracy, completeness, interpretation, or use. PHAC actively collaborates with data partners to address and enhance data quality.
Some information normally contained in the National Vaccine Catalogue may be unavailable due to ongoing mapping updates or because the source data did not provide the information, and in some cases, the information field is blank as it may not be applicable in the given context. The information contained in the National Vaccine Catalogue may also be subject to change following data reconciliation.
Although the National Vaccine Catalogue aims to be bilingual, certain information is provided by Canada Health Infoway and not subject to the Official Languages Act and may only appear in the language in which it was written.
The National Vaccine Catalogue contains links to external information for user convenience. PHAC does not assume responsibility for the availability or content of external sites.
The use of the standard SNOMED CT terminology and codes is subject to your annual acceptance of both the SNOMED CT® Affiliate License Agreement and the SNOMED CT® Canadian National License Agreement. To acknowledge and accept these agreements, register an account on Canada Health Infoway. For additional information on the agreements, please visit Canada Health Infoway.
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