Conservative MP Announces Inquiry Into COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries

Conservative MP Dean Allison says an inquiry focused on Canadians who say they were injured by COVID-19 vaccines is scheduled for September and will be broadcast live from Parliament Hill.

“My position is simple: compassion for those who suffered from COVID-19 and compassion for those who were injured following the vaccination, and a commitment to transparency, accountability, and giving people a chance to share their stories and to be heard,” Allison told reporters in Ottawa on June 4.

The Allison Inquiry website describes the initiative as a non-partisan inquiry that will hear from Canadians who reported injuries related to COVID-19 vaccines. The hearings are scheduled to be broadcast live from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11. The inquiry may also hear from experts to give context on the issue, but it will not make findings of fact or reach any final conclusions, according to the website.

Allison said that he appreciated the health care workers who carried an “enormous burden” during the pandemic, but said some Canadians who suffered serious adverse events following COVID-19 vaccinations “feel their stories have not been adequately heard.”

The Conservative MP noted that, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, 58,000 adverse events from COVID-19 vaccines have been reported, including more than 11,000 that were classified as serious. The data has not been updated since January 2024.

Allison also noted that, while the Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) received more than 3,500 claims, only 250 people have been compensated for their injuries. Allison said there are “legitimate questions” about whether the support program is delivering the assistance Canadians need. 

The federal government took over VISP in April 2026 amid problems with the program, which was renamed the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program (VIAP). A 2024 Epoch Times investigation found that Canadians attempting to use the program were experiencing long wait times, poor communication, and insufficient payouts for injuries, while a 2025 investigation by Global News found that $33.7 million of the $50.6 million that the third-party administrator Oxaro received for VISP had been spent on administrative costs alone.

Allison also noted that over 30 countries have launched COVID-19 inquiries examining the impact of mandates, lockdowns, and vaccines, but Canada has held no such inquiry.

“Here in Canada, one of the most significant events in modern national history has never been examined through a comprehensive national public inquiry with a level of transparency and independence that many Canadians believe is necessary,” he said.

Allison said if Canadians have been injured by the COVID-19 vaccines or know of Canadians who were injured, they can go to covidtestimony.com and fill out a witness application form. 

When a reporter asked Allison if he had the support of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to launch such an inquiry, he responded that Poilievre and the Conservative caucus had given their approval.

“Every single member of Parliament—and I have talked to some Liberals—have heard these same stories. So I think if you asked Pierre, he would tell you that he’s out and about working very hard, and I know that he hears these stories all the time,” he said.

A citizen-led inquiry into Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was held back in 2023, which also heard from some vaccine-injured Canadians.

The inquiry’s final report recommended that information related to institutions’ actions during the pandemic should be made publicly available, independent audits should be conducted, and institutions should “face criminal and civil penalties for their actions,” if appropriate. The report also recommended establishing independent oversight bodies to conduct investigations into human rights abuse allegations.