e-3824 (Health)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) is open to individuals who have experienced a serious or permanent injury as a result of receiving a Health Canada authorized vaccine, administered in Canada, on or after December 8, 2020;
- Vaccine injuries have occurred before December 8, 2020, and the mental, physical and financial toll of a vaccine injury is overwhelming, exhausting, time-consuming and cumbersome; and
- As vaccine injuries are extremely rare, all vaccine injuries should be supported by the government of Canada.
Response by the Minister of Health
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN
On December 10, 2020, the Prime Minister announced the creation of a pan-Canadian no-fault Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP). The program was launched on June 1, 2021, and provides financial support to people in Canada in the rare event that they experience a serious and permanent injury as a result of receiving a Health Canada authorized vaccine, administered in Canada on or after December 8, 2020. With the creation of this program, Canada joins its G7 counterparts with similar no-fault programs. This ensures that Canada remains competitive in accessing new vaccines as they become available.
The need for a vaccine injury support program has long been identified as a gap in Canada’s immunization system and recognized as an area of importance by the Government of Canada, the provinces and territories. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted this need, especially as Canada was preparing to launch the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign. In fall 2020, the Minister of Health received approval to establish the new Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP), including the eligibility date of December 8, 2020. This unfortunately excludes individuals who may have experienced a vaccine related injury prior to this date.
- Open for signature
- February 11, 2022, at 2:47 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 12, 2022, at 2:47 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Ziad Aboultaif
(Edmonton Manning)
June 6, 2022 (Petition No. 441-00517) - Government response tabled
- August 17, 2022
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 200 |
British Columbia | 180 |
Manitoba | 15 |
New Brunswick | 10 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 7 |
Ontario | 152 |
Prince Edward Island | 1 |
Quebec | 37 |
Saskatchewan | 8 |
Yukon | 1 |