Ottawa Takes Over Vaccine Injury Support Program

Jars containing empty COVID-19 vaccine vials are shown as a pharmacist works behind the counter at a pharmacy in Toronto on April 6, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan DenetteThe Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has begun administration of the program compensating Canadians who were injured by vaccines, following complaints about the program’s operations.The agency began administering the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program (VIAP), previously known as the Vaccine Injury Support Program, on April 1, 2026. The program will continue giving financial assistance to people vaccinated in Canada who experienced a “serious and permanent injury” from a Health Canada-authorized vaccine, administered after Dec. 8, 2020.