The flu season usually occurs between November and April each year in Canada. The flu can affect anyone, and can lead to serious complications or death. Some groups at higher risk of complications are:

Pregnant women

Young children

People with certain medical conditions

Seniors

The flu vaccine, also known as the flu shot, is safe and remains the best way to prevent the flu. It is recommended that every Canadian, 6 months of age and over, get the flu shot each year.

The National Influenza Immunization Coverage Survey is a yearly telephone survey that collects information related to the flu shot in Canada. This survey measures vaccine coverage, which is the percentage of people who got the flu shot in that year. This page provides some of the results from the most recent survey.

Key results: