Breast cancer screening

Colorectal cancer screening

Prenatal genetic screening

Newborn screening

Breast cancer screening

Links accessed September 2024

•         Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program

•         British Columbia Cancer Breast Screening

•         Manitoba BreastCheck

•         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

•         Yukon Mammography Program

•         Northwest Territories Breast Cancer Screening

Colorectal cancer screening

Links accessed September 2024

•         Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

•         British Columbia Cancer Colon Screening Program

•         Manitoba ColonCheck

•         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 May 2024

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. 

Alberta

•         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) funding information

•         With services for Nunavut (Kivilliq)

Maritimes Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnosis services

•         Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information

•         Those in New Brunswick can discuss 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

•         Non-invasive prenatal testing funded as a Stage 2 test, see here for more

Saskatchewan Provincial program information

•         Booklet for providers

•         NIPT not currently publicly funded but is available as private pay

Northwest Territories

• Services provided by Alberta
  • Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information 
• With services for Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Kitimeot)

Nunavut

• Baffin services provided by Ontario Prenatal Screening Ontario 
  • Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information 

• Kiviliq services provided by Manitoba Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic services 

  • Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information 
• Kitimeot services provided by Alberta
  • Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information 

Yukon

• Services provided by British Columbia Perinatal Services Prenatal Genetic Screening Program 
  • Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) funding information 

 

Newborn screening

Links accessed April 2023

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)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario and Nunavut (Baffin)

Québec

Saskatchewan

•         Provincial program information

•         Handout for providers

•         Note updated announcement adding spinal muscular atrophy

Conditions screened for may include:

• Metabolic conditions - where the body is unable to break down certain substances in foods, like fats, proteins or sugars
  • Argininosuccinic Acid Lyase Deficiency (ASA)
  • Biotinidase Deficiency
  • Carnitine Uptake Defect (CUD)
  • Citrullinemia
  • Cobalamin A & B Defects
  • Galactosemia
  • Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (GA1)
  • Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency
  • Homocystinuria
  • Hurler Disease (“Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1H” or “MPS1H”)
  • Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA)
  • Long Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHAD)
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
  • Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD)
  • Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA)
  • Phenylketonuria (PKU)
  • Propionic Acidemia (PA)
  • Trifunctional Protein Deficiency (TFP)
  • Tyrosinemia Type 1
  • Very Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (VLCAD)

• Endocrine conditions - where the body produces too much or too little of certain hormones
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH)

• Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) -  which affects the movement of oxygen in the blood
  • Sickle Cell Disease (Hemoglobin SC)
  • Sickle Cell Disease (Hemoglobin SS)
  • Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle/Beta-Thalassemia)

• Cystic Fibrosis (CF) -  which causes problems with breathing and growth
  • Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

• Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) -  which affects the body’s ability to fight infections
  • Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID)

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - which causes muscle weakness and wasting
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

• Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) - which affects the quantity of oxygen in the blood
  • Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)

• Biliary Atresia (BA) - screening by stool sample vs blood

Outside links to information on conditions provided by Newborn Screening Ontario. [Accessed May 2023]