

Three vaccines, developed by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, have been authorized for use in Canada to date.




On Jan. 28, Ontario issued a significant correction to its vaccination data. According to officials, the number of completed vaccinations was inadvertently doubled. Officials said "the number of doses administered to achieve full vaccination" was counted rather than the number of people vaccinated.

As of Jan. 25, 2021, percentage of population vaccinated is based on the number of people who have received at least one dose. 

Percentage of population vaccinated (at least one dose)


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Saskatchewan has stated that its official distribution percentage is over 100% "due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received."

Distribution data is updated less frequently than dose data, which might result in more doses administered than a province has officially received. Vaccine distribution numbers are currently based on this federal government source, which was last updated on Feb. 26. Distribution numbers are currently accurate "as of February 25, 2021".




Due to a difference in data source, the percentage of Canadians vaccinated will appear higher in the world charts below than it does in our detailed Canadian data above.

World vaccination data is compiled by Our World In Data, and does not currently differentiate between first and second doses. They note that their total dose numbers “may not equal the total number of people vaccinated, depending on the specific dose regime.”

This means that individuals in the following dataset are likely being double-counted when they receive their second dose, which could cause an exaggeration in the total percentage of people being vaccinated.


Vaccines doses administered across the world


Vaccine doses administered by country


World charts based on data from Our World In Data.

For world data, percentage is based on total vaccinations. Our World In Data notes that the total number of vaccination doses administered "is counted as a single dose, and may not equal the total number of people vaccinated, depending on the specific dose regime (e.g. people receive multiple doses)."




Sources for provincial numbers


British Columbia: News Releases/COVID Dashboard

Alberta: News Releases/COVID Dashboard

Saskatchewan: News Releases/Vaccine Dashboard

Manitoba: Vaccine Bulletin/Vaccine Dashboard

Ontario: Vaccine Dashboard

Quebec: COVID Dashboard

New Brunswick: COVID Dashboard

Nova Scotia: COVID Dashboard

Prince Edward Island: Press Conferences/News Releases

Newfoundland and Labrador: COVID Dashboard

Yukon: COVID Dashboard

Northwest Territories: COVID Dashboard

Nunavut: COVID Dashboard