WHO Agency Withdraws Canada’s Measles Elimination Status Due to Ongoing Outbreaks

Signs in English and Low German warn of a measles alert at the Taber Community Health Clinic in Taber, Alta., on July 28, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

A World Health Organisation (WHO) agency has revoked Canada’s measles-free status following more than a year of cases reported in multiple provinces and territories.

A “large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles” since late last year led the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to withdraw Canada’s measles elimination status, according to a Nov. 10 announcement from the the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).