J&J doses could arrive in weeks — when Canada no longer needs them By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on Jun 15, 2021 5:24pm Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson photo) Ottawa expects to receive its first usable single-dose COVID vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson later this month, but their arrival is no longer eagerly anticipated. The federal Procurement Department is working with J&J to finalize its deliveries “potentially for sometime this month,” said Bill Matthews, the department’s deputy minister, speaking to the House of Commons’ Health committee on Monday. Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, who’s in charge of planning Canada’s vaccine rollout, is trying to find out if the provinces and territories are still interested in J&J’s vaccine, given how far along Canada’s rollout is, said Dr. Theresa Tam, the country’s chief public health officer, speaking to reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.