Generally, we treat everyone equally (no wonder others have this impression of Canadians being nice). If a citizen/PR is not required to show proof of vaccination to enter the country, then newcomers who cross the border with the intent to remain (hopefully in a legal status) would be in the same boat as everyone else, having to abide by the vaccination policies of the province in which they reside. Canada (the federal entity), while making recommendations about vaccines, does not implement vaccine programs, that's a provincial responsibility. They set both the schedule (not sure if there are any provinces that have any mandatory ones) as well as provide the vaccines (without additional cost). There are differences among the provinces on what they require/provide. Obviously, since we are discussing this in a thread about Alberta.
To add to the discussion, try this link to a study about why (and why not) immigrants are, or are not, vaccinated prior to coming to Canada and some of the factors that contribute to their participation in vaccination programs once here.
Research on immigrant and refugee vaccination uptake in Canada shows that immunization decisions vary by vaccine type, location, age and migration sta…
www.sciencedirect.com
Since one of the cohorts that the study looked at were Nigerian immigrants, it amused me since my GP is Nigerian (a prince of a fellow). I was in to see him a couple of weeks ago for my annual and in his usual thorough manner reviewed my vaccinations.