Cancer screening in Canada

Learn about organized cancer screening programs and practices across Canada.

About the reports

These environmental scans summarize data provided by provincial and territorial screening programs and are intended to inform provincial and territorial decision-making for policy and practice. The data used in the latest reports were originally collected as part of the 2023–2024 reports, with select sections subsequently updated in 2026.

Latest reports

middle aged woman
Breast cancer screening in Canada, 2026

woman staring into the camera with a window in the background
Cervical cancer screening in Canada, 2026

middle-aged man in a wheelchair outside looking into the distance
Colorectal cancer screening in Canada, 2026

middle-aged man standing outside, staring into the distance
Lung cancer screening in Canada, 2026

Previous reports

Breast cancer

Cervical cancer

Colorectal cancer

Lung cancer