CANADA exemptions was Do nj schools have to accept exemptions?

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Canada does NOT have laws requiring vaccines but they make you think they do.

Ontario has a little different procedure

CANADA

http://www.vran.org

Vaccination Risk Awareness Network - helpful for vaccine dangers &

legality information in Canada

No vaccines can be required as against Canada's constitution, though

some are mandated and require you to get an exemption

VRAN can help with that

http://64.41.99.118/vran/legal/legal.htm

Health Canada States That Immunization is NOT Mandatory in Canada

" Unlike some countries, immunization is not mandatory in Canada; it

cannot be made mandatory because of the Canadian Constitution. Only

three provinces have legislation or regulations under their

health-protection acts to require proof of immunization for school

entrance. Ontario and New Brunswick require proof for diphtheria,

tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella immunization. In

Manitoba, only measles vaccination is covered. It must be emphasized

that, in these three provinces, exceptions are permitted on medical

or religious grounds and reasons of conscience; legislation and

regulations must not be interpreted to imply compulsory immunization. "

Immunization in Canada - Volume: 23S4 - May 1997 - Canadian National

Report on Immunization, 1996 Health Canada Website

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http://64.41.99.118/vran/legal/legal_ont.htm

HEALTH OFFICIALS VIOLATE THE PUBLIC TRUST

Parents - Students Kept in the Dark About Vaccine Exemptions

March 26, 2001

Once again, health officials are doing the rounds of Ontario schools

and threatening to expel children whose vaccine records aren't

complete, or who aren't up to date with all their shots.

Already, some Ontario school children have recently been rounded up

and sent home with warnings that they MUST be vaccinated - with no

mention of exemptions. The fear and coercion continues despite the

availability of exemptions under the Immunization of School Pupils

Act (Ontario), and despite Health Canada's clear statement that

vaccines are not mandatory in Canada. Parents and students, and

school administrators continued to be misinformed by public health officials.

Some teachers are angry with the unethical methods used to enforce

vaccine policies in the schools, and are taking proactive measures to

educate school administrators about vaccine risks and legal

exemptions " This time in no uncertain terms I stated that this was an

enforced government policy which was using the school as a policing

force in a coercive and unproven medical experiment on our students.

I also stated there were known adverse reactions - some very serious

in nature and that as educational institutes it is our responsibility

to inform the students and parents that there are indeed two choices

here - have the vaccine or sign the Legal exemption form. My

principal took the information and thanked me. I'll see what happens. "

Ontario health officials are loathe to inform parents that their

school age children have the legal right to exemption from any or all

vaccines, nor do they wish the public to know that this right is

guaranteed in the Immunization of School Pupils Act. The Act was

amended in 1984 to include exemptions for philosophical reasons. It

also includes the right to exemption for religious reasons. These

exemptions also apply for nursery school children and those attending

day care.

Although these legal exemptions have been in place for seventeen

years, VRAN receives calls from hundreds of worried parents each year

whose children are threatened with expulsion from school when vaccine

records aren't up to date, or when parents choose to discontinue

vaccinating their children. Many school boards and school

administrators don't seem to be aware of the availability of legal

exemptions, and health units take advantage of this ignorance by

issuing intimidating vaccine demand notices that fail to include

clear exemption information. Parents frequently report that even

school principals are unaware of vaccine exemptions, and they are

often told by their doctors that their child won't be allowed into

school without vaccines. The widespread belief that vaccination is

mandatory pervades all levels of society and ignorance of legally

available exemptions is pervasive. Media articles reinforce the

misconception of mandatory vaccine requirements, and often omit

information about the availability of vaccine exemptions in news reports.

Over the years, it has become clear that the intimidation tactics

used by the Ministry of Health to achieve maximum vaccine compliance

hinges on keeping the public ignorant of it's legal right to vaccine

exemptions. In an attempt to remedy this intolerable abuse of the

law, VRAN retained legal counsel to address our concerns to the

Ministry of Health. Please see our solicitor's letter to Chief

Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Colin O D'Cunha.

Vaccine exemption forms can be obtained from your local health

department. Ask for form #2. This needs to be filled out, and

notarized and given to your child's school. Parents are advised to

retain a copy for their own files, as schools often lose the forms,

and the process then has to be repeated. Form #2 can be accessed in

PDF format at: Click Here To Obtain Forms

http://64.41.99.118/vran/docs/form_2.pdf

Ontario Immunization of School Pupils Act:

Definitions & Regulations

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90i01_e.htm

A copy of the Immunization of School Pupils Act can be purchased from

the Ontario Government Book store on Bay Street in Toronto.

LEGAL: LETTER TO THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF ONTARIO HEALTH

http://64.41.99.118/vran/legal/leg_ont_ltr.htm

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

Vaccines - http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccine.htm

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