The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) announced on January 27, 2026, that 93.4% of students in the region are currently in compliance with school immunization requirements, and health teams are working to help the remaining roughly 6.6% (nearly 7%) of students stay in class. Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), students must provide proof of protection against required diseases or hold a valid exemption to attend school without the risk of suspension.
To help families meet the rules, the Amherstburg Health Care Centre at 433 Sandwich Street South is being used as a primary local hub for catch-up clinics and record-checking services. WECHU and local partners say these services are intended to make it easier for parents to update their children’s immunization records without travelling to Windsor or Leamington.
According to the ISPA, students must be protected against nine diseases — measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, meningococcal disease, pertussis, and varicella (the varicella requirement applies to students born in 2010 or later). WECHU reports that 93.4% of students in Windsor-Essex are up to date; students who do not submit required records could face suspension, with suspension deadlines typically looming in early March (WECHU will confirm exact dates in formal notices).
Health officials remind parents that family physicians do not automatically send vaccination records to the health unit and that the legal responsibility to report immunizations falls to parents. Families should manually report updated immunization information through the Immunization Connect Ontario (ICON) portal to ensure records are filed and to avoid possible school suspensions.
