Article content Procurement Minister Anita Anand said after talking to provinces, it was determined these COVID-19 doses were excess supply, as demand for this vaccine had been met. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Canada to donate 17.7M excess doses of AstraZeneca, raise money for global COVID vaccination Back to video She says the AstraZeneca doses to be donated were supposed to flow into Canada through an advanced purchase agreement and be produced in the United States. Anand says the shots will be made available to lower-income countries through the global vaccine-sharing alliance COVAX. The timing is still being worked out.