Breast cancer screening in Canada, 2026

Mobile breast cancer screening

Seven jurisdictions provide mobile breast cancer screening to individuals. Primary populations served by mobile screening are First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and rural and remote communities, as well as other equity-denied communities.

Mobile breast cancer screening

P/T	Mobile screening available	Locations of mobile screening	Frequency of mobile unit availability	Primary populations served
YT*
NT*
NU
BC	✓	Throughout BC	One to four times per year, depending on area population	Over 150 rural and remote communities, including Indigenous and underserved communities, and hard to reach populations
AB	✓	120 communities throughout Alberta	Rotation schedule of one to two years	Rural and remote communities, Indigenous and underserved communities
SK	✓	42 sites throughout the province*	Serves each site annually	Rural, remote, and underserved communities
MB	✓	90 locations across province over a biennial rotation	Rotation schedule of one to two years	All Manitoba rural, remote (winter road access only), and Indigenous communities, and underserved populations
ON	✓	Two mobile coaches: one travels throughout the Northwest region, and the other in the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant region	Mobile coaches operate throughout the year, with some seasonal modifications. Routes and locations are determined by the host hospital. More information can be found on the mobile screening webpage.	Northwest: those living in rural and remote settings Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant region: people with low income, poorer health outcomes and lack of access to traditional health care, primarily in urban settings
QC	✓	Two mobile screening coaches		Indigenous communities in regions 17 and 18
NB	–
NS	✓	30 mobile stops, generally beyond 50 km of the closest fixed site	Mobile follows a set schedule annually, from March to November	First Nations, African Nova Scotians, rural and remote communities
PE
NL

_{Data are current as of February 2026.}

_{*Footnotes:
YT: There is no mobile breast cancer screening in Yukon.
NT: Mobile screening not available as large amount of communities are fly in only all year round.
SK: One unit currently visits each mobile site every two years. By the end of 2026, two mobile units will serve each site yearly (East and West route).}