Toronto Public Health will not suspend 30K students over their outstanding vaccine records this year – CTV
March 03, 2026
Tens of thousands of students who were threatened with suspension over their vaccination status will be able to remain in the classroom for the rest of the year in order to “give families more time to report records and get children up to date,” public health officials in Toronto say.
In a news release on Tuesday, Toronto Public Health (TPH) said it reviewed vaccine records for students in Grades 2-5 in Toronto’s public schools and sent a letter home with notice of a suspension order between November and February if they were found out-of-date.
“More than 50,000 student records were not up to date at the start of the school year. While many students have been caught up, there are still approximately 30,000 students who are outstanding,” the news release reads.
TPH says it won’t suspend any more students under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) for the rest of the school year, as a way to give parents time to update their child’s records.
