Vaccine Impact Assistance Program starts on April 1st
April 1, 2026
Global Korean Post
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The Government of Canada is taking meaningful steps to better support Canadians with a serious and permanent injury as a result of receiving a Health Canada authorized vaccine.
The Government of Canada funded the Vaccine Injury Support Program, previously administered by Oxaro, Inc. (Oxaro), under an agreement that ended on March 31, 2026. Starting April 1, 2026, the Government of Canada is delivering the program as the VIAP.
Previously known as the and delivered by a third-party administrator, the VIAP will continue to provide financial support to people vaccinated in Canada (except Quebec) who have experienced a serious and permanent injury as a result of receiving a Health Canada authorized vaccine, administered in Canada, on or after December 8, 2020.
The VIAP aims to better support those who need it. Public Health Agency of Canada will be working to address the existing backlog of applications, while improving the consistency and transparency of the claims process.
Applications submitted to the former program will be automatically transferred to the VIAP.
Edited by Global Korean Post
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