Breast cancer screening
Links accessed September 2025
• Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program
• British Columbia Cancer - Breast Screening
• New Brunswick Breast Cancer Screening Program
• Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program
• Prince Edward Island Breast Screening Program
• Newfoundland and Labrador Breast Screening Program
• Ontario Breast Screening Program
○ High Risk Ontario Breast Screening Program
• Québec Breast Cancer Screening Program
• Saskatchewan Breast Cancer Screening
• Northwest Territories Breast Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer screening
Links accessed September 2025
• Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
• British Columbia Cancer Colon Screening Program
• New Brunswick Colon Cancer Screening Program
• Nova Scotia Colon Cancer Screening Program
• Prince Edward Island Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
• Newfoundland and Labrador Colon Cancer Screening Program
• Ontario ColorectalCancerCheck
• Quebec Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Saskatchewan Colorectal Cancer Screening guidelines and resources
• Yukon ColonCheck
• Northwest Territories Colorectal Cancer Screening
Prenatal genetic screening
Links accessed September 2025
Prenatal screening programs vary across Canada, including methods and non-invasive prenatal testing funding criteria. Click on a link below to see what is available for your region.
• Early Risk Assessment program (for those in Calgary area and southern Alberta)
• Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information
• With services for Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Kitimeot)
British Columbia Perinatal Services Prenatal Genetic Screening Program
• Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information
• With services for Yukon
Manitoba Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic services
• Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) requisition for funded testing (positive MSS or Advanced Maternal Age)
• With services for Nunavut (Kivilliq)
Maritimes Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnosis services
• Those in New Brunswick can discuss non-invasive prenatal screening with maternal-fetal medicine specialist
Newfoundland and Labrador
• Contact your local genetics centre
- Criteria for funded non-invasive prenatal screening
Ontario Prenatal Screening Ontario
• Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information
• With services for Nunavut (Baffin)
Quebec Prenatal Screening Program (includes information on non-invasive prenatal testing)
Saskatchewan Provincial program information
• NIPT not currently publicly funded but is available as private pay
Northwest Territories
- Services provided by Alberta
- With services for Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Kitimeot)
Nunavut
- Baffin services provided by Ontario Prenatal Screening Ontario
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Kiviliq services provided by Manitoba Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic services
- Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) information
- Kitimeot services provided by Alberta
Yukon
- Services provided by British Columbia Perinatal Services Prenatal Genetic Screening Program
Newborn screening
Links accessed March 2026
In general, newborn screening uses a newborn blood spot samples for to screen for groups of conditions for which early identification and intervention prevent serious complications.
Conditions and methods of newborn screening vary across Canada. Click on a link below to see what is available in your region.
Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Kitimeot)
British Columbia and Yukon
Manitoba and Nunavut (Kivilliq)
Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)
Ontario and Nunavut (Baffin)
