OTTAWA -- Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is expanding again. Starting Tuesday at 8 a.m., children aged five to 11 can get a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

CTVNewsOttawa.ca has everything you need to know about getting the vaccine in Ottawa.

WHO CAN GET VACCINATED RIGHT NOW?

There are a number of groups in Ottawa who can get vaccinated at several different clinics. Here is a breakdown of who is eligible, where they can receive a vaccine and how to book it.

Community clinics

Who is eligible:

  • As of Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. children five and older (including individuals turning five in 2021) will become eligible.
  • Children 5 to 17 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only

What clinics are currently open:

  • University of Ottawa - Minto Sports Complex - 801 King Edward Avenue
  • JH Putman School, 2051 Bel-Air Dr.
  • Ruddy Family YMCA-YWCA, 265 Centrum Blvd.
  • Eva James Memorial Centre, 65 Stonehaven Dr.
  • Nepean Sportsplex Curling Rink - Entrance 4, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue (opens on Nov. 23)
  • Former St. Patrick’s Intermediate School, 1485 Heron Rd. (opens on Nov. 26)
  • Rideauview Community Centre, 4310 Shore Line Dr. (opens on Nov. 26)

Hours:

Monday to Thursday:

  • Appointments between 12:45 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
  • Drop-ins available between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Friday to Sunday:

  • 9:45 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.

How to book:

  • Ontario Vaccine Portal or call 1-833-943-3900 (Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
  • Last-minute appointments

If you are available to take an unclaimed vaccine on short notice, you can sign up for notifications from Ottawa Public Health here.

First doses are available to anyone five and older in Ottawa. Second doses are available to anyone who received a first dose eight weeks earlier.

Third-dose eligibility:

The following people are eligible for a third dose:

  • Transplant recipients (including solid organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplants)
  • Patients with hematological cancers (examples include lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia) on active treatment (chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy)
  • Recipients of an anti-CD20 agent (examples include rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab)
  • Residents of Long-Term Care Homes (LTCH), Retirement Homes (RH), Elder Care Lodges, and elderly living in other congregate settings (e.g. assisted-living facilities, chronic care hospitals, naturally occurring congregate retirement settings/congregate senior’s apartment buildings, etc.);
  • Those undergoing active treatment for solid tumors;
  • Those who are in receipt of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell;
  • Those with moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (e.g., DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome);
  • Stage 3 or advanced untreated HIV infection and those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; and
  • Those undergoing active treatment with the following categories of immunosuppressive therapies: anti-B cell therapies (monoclonal antibodies targeting CD19, CD20 and CD22), high-dose systemic corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and other biologic agents that are significantly immunosuppressive.

Neighbourhood vaccination hubs

These hubs provide access to residents 12 yrs and older who are wanting their first or second dose of the COVID vaccine. As well, an Ottawa Public Health nurse is available if you just want to come in and ask questions or get more information about COVID vaccines. No appointment needed. Drop-ins welcome.

Who is eligible: 

  • Anyone 12 and older

Where to get vaccinated:

Hunt Club - Riverside Park Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre - 3320 Paul Anka Dr.

 

  • Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 7 .p.m
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Vanier North Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre - 300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue

  • Tuesday to Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Laurent-Overbrook Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Rideau High School - 815 St. Laurent Blvd.

  • Wednesday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.-- Closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Parkwood Hills Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - 1341 Meadowlands Dr.

  • Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Lowertown Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Jules Morin Fieldhouse - 400 Clarence St. E.

  • Wednesday and Thursday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -- Closed 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ACB Wellness Centre Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - African, Caribbean & Black Wellness Resource Centre - 1021 Cyrville Rd. Unit # 9

  • Sept. 11, 15 and 18: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Greenboro Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Greenboro Library - 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr.

  • Tuesday and Thursday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Caldwell Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Bellevue Community Centre - 1475 Caldwell Ave.

  • Every Thursday and Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

AMA Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - AMA Community Centre - 1216 Hunt Club Rd.

  • Tuesday to Thursday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Heatherington Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Heatherington Family Centre - 1495 Heatherington Rd.

  • Tuesday to Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.-- Closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Bayshore Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Bayshore Community Building - 175 Woodridge Cres.

  • Tuesday to Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Closed 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  -- Closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Vanier South Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa (CMHAO) - 311 McArthur Ave.

  • Tuesday to Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Elmvale Acres Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hubs - St Aidan’s Anglican Church - 934 Hamlet Rd.

  • Thursday and Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Elmvale Acres Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub - Franco-Cité - 623 Smyth Rd.

  • Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

How to book:

  • Drop-ins are welcome.

After-hours school pop-up clinics

Ottawa Public Health will introduce 73 after-hours school pop-up vaccination clinics on a rotating schedule over a four-week period, with capacity to immunize up to 10,000 children per week.

More details on when each clinic will be operating are coming soon.

Who is eligible:

These school clinics are intended to serve residents of the community where they are located. 

Where to get vaccinated:

  • A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School - 25 Hobin St.
  • Alta Vista Public School - 1349 Randall Ave.
  • Bayshore Public School - 145 Woodridge Cres.
  • Bayview Public School - 185 Owl Dr.
  • Bells Corners Public School - 3770 Old Richmond Rd.
  • Cambridge Public School - 250 Cambridge St. N.
  • Carleton Heights Public School - 1660 Prince of Wales Dr.
  • Carson Grove Elementary School - 1401 Matheson Rd.
  • Castlefrank Elementary School - 55 McCurdy Dr.
  • Chapman Mills Public School - 260 Leamington Way
  • Charles H. Hulse Public School - 2605 Alta Vista Dr.
  • Churchill Alternative School - 345 Ravenhill Ave.
  • Connaught Public School - 1149 Gladstone Ave.
  • D. Roy Kennedy Public School - 919 Woodroffe Ave.
  • École élémentaire catholique des Pins - 1487 Ridgebrook Dr.
  • École élémentaire catholique des Pionniers - 720 Merkley Dr.
  • Dr. F.J. McDonald Catholic School - 2860 Ahearn Ave.
  • Dunlop Public School - 1310 Pebble Rd.
  • Dunning-Foubert Elementary School - 1610 Prestwick Dr.
  • Elmdale Public School - 49 Iona St.
  • Farley Mowat Public School - 75 Waterbridge Dr.
  • École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-Roy - 3395 D'Aoust Ave.
  • École élémentaire catholique George-Étienne Cartier - 880 Thorndale Dr.
  • Glen Ogilvie Public School - 46 Centrepark Dr.
  • Greely Elementary School - 7066 Parkway Rd.
  • Half Moon Bay Public School - 3525 River Run Ave.
  • Henry Larsen Elementary School - 1750 Sunview Dr.
  • Heritage Public School - 1375 Colonial Rd.
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School - 17 Hopewell Ave.
  • École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse - 235 McArthur Ave.
  • Huntley Centennial Public School - 118 Langstaff Dr.
  • Jack Donohue Public School - 101 Penrith St.
  • Kars on the Rideau Public School - 6680 Dorack Dr.
  • Knoxdale Public School - 170 Greenbank Rd.
  • Lady Evelyn Alternative School - 63 Evelyn Ave.
  • École élémentaire catholique Laurier-Carrière - 14 Four Seasons Dr.
  • École élémentaire publique Mamawi - 20 Harrison St.
  • Manor Park Public School - 100 Braemar St.
  • Manotick Public School - 1075 Bridge St.
  • École élémentaire catholique Marius-Barbeau - 1345 Notting Hill Ave.
  • École élémentaire publique Mauril-Belanger - 307 Montgomery St.
  • Metcalfe Public School - 2701 8th Line Rd.
  • École élémentaire publique Michaëlle-Jean - 11 Claridge Dr.
  • École élémentaire catholique Montfort - 350 Den Haag Dr.
  • Mutchmor Public School - 185 Fifth Ave.
  • Osgoode Public School - 5590 Osgoode Main St.
  • Pinecrest Public school - 1281 McWatters Rd.
  • Pleasant Park Public School - 564 Pleasant Park Rd.
  • Queen Elizabeth Public School - 689 St-Laurent Blvd.
  • Regina Street Alternative School - 2599 Regina St.
  • Richmond Public School 3499 - McBean St.
  • Riverview Alternative School - 260 Knox Cres.
  • Robert Bateman Public School - 1250 Blohm Dr.
  • Roberta Bondar Public School - 159 Lorry Greenberg Dr.
  • Rockcliffe Park Public School - 350 Buena Vista Rr.
  • École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne - 235 Beausoleil Dr.
  • Centre éducatif Séraphin-Marion - 2147 Loyola Ave.
  • Severn Avenue Public School - 2553 Severn Ave.
  • Sir Winston Churchill Public School - 49 Mulvagh Ave.
  • St. Brother André Elementary School - 1923 Elmridge Dr.
  • St Luke Catholic Elementary School - 2485 Dwight Cres.
  • St. Michael School - 437 Donald St.
  • Stephen Leacock Public School - 25 Leacock Dr.
  • Stonecrest Elementary School - 3791 Stonecrest Rd.
  • École élémentaire publique Trille des Bois - 140 Genest Rd.
  • Vimy Ridge Public School - 4180 Kelly Farm Dr.
  • Vincent Massey Public School - 745 Smyth Rd.
  • Viscount Alexander Public School - 55 Mann Ave.
  • W. E. Gowling Public School - 250 Anna Ave.
  • West Carleton Secondary School - 3088 Dunrobin Rd.
  • Manordale Public School - 16 Carola St.
  • Queen Mary Street Public School - 557 Queen Mary St.
  • Robert E. Wilson Public School - 373 McArthur Ave. 

How to book:

Details TBA. Appointments will not be required.

Pharmacy vaccination

Who is eligible:

  • 12 and older
  • Youth 12 to 17 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only.
  • You must be 12 or older on the day of your appointment to get the Pfizer vaccine
  • You must be 25 or older on the day of your appointment to get the Moderna vaccine. (Moderna is available to people 18 to 24 with informed consent)

Pharmacies currently offering vaccine (latest list here):

  • Costco Pharmacy: 1405 Blair Towers Place, Gloucester
  • Costco Pharmacy: 770 Silver Seven Road, Kanata
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 10-499 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata
  • Costco Pharmacy: 4315 Strandherd Drive, Nepean
  • Kanata Pharmasave: 101-99 Kaklulu Rd., Kanata
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 3781 Strandherd Dr., Nepean
  • Paul's Pharmasave: 990 River Rd., Manotick
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1937 Portobello Blvd., Orleans
  • The Drug Store Pharmacy: 1619 Orleans Blvd., Gloucester
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 680 Eagleson Rd., Kanata
  • The Drug Store Pharmacy: 3201 Greenbank Rd., Ottawa
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 4270 Innes Rd., Ottawa
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 1980 Baseline Rd., Nepean
  • Rexall: 2525 Carling Ave., Ottawa
  • Centrepointe Guardian Drugs: 117 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean
  • Rexall: 1615 Orleans Blvd., Orleans
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 410 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
  • WalMart Pharmacy: 171-1980 Ogilvie Rd., Gloucester
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 200 Grant Carman Dr., Nepean
  • Rexall: C-1725 Walkley Rd., Ottawa
  • The Drug Store Pharmacy: 59A Robertson Rd., Nepean
  • Walmart Pharmacy: 5357 Fernbank Rd., Kanata
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 322 Rideau St., Ottawa
  • Crown Pointe Pharmacy: 13-900 Watters Rd., Orleans
  • Pharmasave Cyril Pharmacy: 1795 Kilborn Avenue
  • The Drugstore Pharmacy: 2681 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa
  • Good Health Pharmacy: 2-4188 Spratt Rd., Gloucester
  • Sobeys Pharmacy: 700 Terry Fox Dr., Kanata
  • Sobeys Pharmacy: 5150 Innes Rd., Orleans
  • Osgoode Pharmacy: 3192 Logan Farm Dr., Osgoode
  • Innes IDA Pharmacy: 101-4473 Innes Rd., Orleans
  • Sobeys Pharmacy: 840 March Rd., Kanata
  • Stittsville Whole Health Pharm: C-1609 Stittsville Main St
  • Apothe SOS Pharamcy: 8-314 Central Park Dr., Ottawa
  • The Drugstore Pharmacy: 760 Eagleson Rd., Kanata
  • Rexall: 832 March Rd., Kanata
  • Rexall: 300 Eagleson Rd., Kanata
  • Rexall: 4048 Carling Ave., Kanata
  • Drugstore Pharmacy: 3777 Strandherd Dr., Nepean
  • Rexall: 1363B Woodroffe Ave., Nepean
  • Rexall: 2144 Robertson Rd., Nepean
  • Rexall: 900 Greenbank Rd., Nepean
  • Walmart Pharmacy: 3651 Strandherd Dr., Nepean
  • Rexall: 160-110 Place d'Orleans Dr., Orleans
  • Bank Street Medical Pharmacy: 1935 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Glebe Apothecary: 778 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 1980 Ogilvie Rd., Ottawa
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 1460 Merivale Rd., Ottawa
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 2210C Bank St., Ottawa
  • Metro Pharmacy: 4510 Innes Rd., Ottawa
  • Rexall: 753 Montreal Rd., Ottawa
  • Rexall: 160 Elgin St.
  • Rexall: 240 Sparks St.
  • Walmart Pharmacy: 450 Terminal Ave., Ottawa
  • Walmart Pharmacy: 2210 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Walmart Pharmacy: 2277 Riverside Dr., Ottawa
  • Drugstore Pharmacy: 100 McArthur Ave., Vanier
  • Kanata Compounding Pharmacy: 150 Katimavik Rd., Kanata
  • Cedarview Guardian Pharmacy: 112-4100 Strandherd Dr., Nepean
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 181 Greenbank Rd., Nepean
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 3151 Strandherd Dr., Nepean
  • Walmart Pharmacy: 10-100 Bayshore Dr., Nepean
  • North Gower Pharmacy: 7-2333 Church St., North Gower
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 6491 Jeanne d'Arc Blvd., Orleans
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 3940 Innes Rd., Orleans
  • Bank Street Pharmacy: 2531 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Blossom Park Pharmacy: 2928 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Carling IDA Pharmacy: 1320 Carling Ave., Ottawa
  • Costco Pharmacy: 1849 Merivale Rd., Ottawa
  • Evans Medical Pharmacy: 1194 Karn Pl., Ottawa
  • Fallowfield Pharmacy: 1B-3500 Fallowfield Rd., Ottawa
  • Greenbank Hunt Club Pharmacy: 250 Greenbank Rd., Ottawa
  • Hybrid Pharm: 100-318 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
  • Mooney's Bay Pharmacy: 743 Ridgewood Ave., Ottawa
  • Proactive Pharmacy: 1645 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Promed Pharmacy: 2706 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa
  • Real Canadian Superstore: 190 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
  • Rexall: 2950 Carling Ave., Ottawa
  • Shas Pharmacy: 1428 Walkley Rd., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1559 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 888 Meadowlands Dr. E., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 3080 Carling Ave., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 115-2446 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 3310 McCarthy Rd., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1200 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1582 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoopers Drug Mart: 700-702 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1-4744 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 174 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1080 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 15-2515 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1309 Carling Ave., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1-2148 Carling Ave., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 541 Montreal Rd., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 647 Earl Armstrong Rd., Ottawa
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 1180 Walkley Rd., Ottawa
  • South Keys Pharmacy: 1883 Bank St., Ottawa
  • Westboro Pharmasave: 421 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
  • Whole Health Pharmacy Glebe: 857A Bank St., Ottawa
  • Bridle Path Pharmacy: 6-4000 Bridle Path Dr., Gloucester
  • Loblaw Pharmacy: 671 River Rd., Gloucester
  • No Frills Pharmacy: 1226 Place d'Orleans Dr., Orleans
  • Rexall: 144-1980 Oglivie Rd., Gloucester
  • Shoppers Drug Mart: 2638 Innes Rd., Gloucester

How to book:

  • Call individual pharmacy

Pop-up clinics

Ottawa Public Health will be hosting pop-up clinics on an as needed basis throughout the community who are wanting their first, second or third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. You can find the latest pop-up clinics to be scheduled here.

First Nation, Inuit and Métis clinics

Who is eligible:

  • First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members aged 12 and older

Where to get vaccinated:

  • Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre
  • Akausivik Inuit Family Health team

How to book:

  • First Nations and Métis community members can call 613-691-5505
  • Inuit community members can call 613-740-0999

You can use the city's COVID-19 vaccine eligibility screening tool to determine whether you are eligible for a shot. Note, you will have to provide proof to validate your responses above in order to ensure your eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

 

People unable to leave their home because of a health condition or special needs 

  • If you have a health condition or special needs that prevent you from visiting a local clinic, pharmacy, or your primary care provider to receive the COVID-19 vaccine - a team can come to your home to offer vaccination to you and to your caregiver.
  • Please call 613-691-5505 and choose option # 2, to request in-home vaccination.
  • A nurse will contact you to obtain more information and to book a date and time.

Mobile vaccination clinics

Workplaces, community organizations, places of worship and other groups can request a mobile vaccination team to administer first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on-site, at their own location.

How to book:

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

Eligible residents can call 1-833-943-3900 (TTY 1-866-797-0007) Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or visit https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine/.

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE REGISTERING?

When booking, you will be asked for information from your Ontario health card, your birth date, postal code and email address and/or phone number. When you book, you will schedule your first and second vaccination appointments.

Public health officials say if you have a fever or COVID-19 symptoms, you should wait to receive a vaccine. This will help avoid confusing symptoms from other illnesses with vaccine-related adverse events. It also helps to decrease COVID-19 transmission at an immunization clinic

WHO HAS ALREADY RECEIVED THE VACCINE?

As of Nov. 22, 91 per cent of Ottawa residents 12 and older have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 88 per cent are fully vaccinated.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO MY APPOINTMENT?

No matter where you are getting vaccinated, you should bring:

  • your Ontario health (OHIP) card (if you have one) or another piece of government-issued identification;
  • a face covering or mask (wear one at all times); and
  • assistive or accessibility devices (if you need them)

Wear clothing that allows easy access to your upper arm and shoulder area, such as a t-shirt.

Some locations may have additional requirements. Make sure to check if you need to bring anything else, such as another form of identification, when you book your appointment.

If possible, please avoid bringing people with you if they do not have an appointment.

If you need someone with you, ask the clinic ahead of time to confirm if this is possible. They will not be able to get vaccinated unless they have an appointment too.

HOW CAN I GET TO MY VACCINATION SITE?

The mass vaccination clinics, when they open, will be accessible by public transit. Use the OC Transpo travel planner to figure out the best route. If you are a Para Transpo user, you can book your ride to the pop-up clinic like you would normally do. If a transportation option is not available to you, you can request a ride to and from a popup clinic when you book your vaccine appointment.

WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?

Each of Ontario’s 34 public health units are responsible for coming up with and carrying out their own vaccination plans. You can contact Ottawa Public Health for the latest information on vaccines.