Data Asset Details
Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR)
- PHIPA Role
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Prescribed Entity (PE)
- Statement of Purpose
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This database is the provincial database of information for all Ontario residents diagnosed with cancer or who have died of cancer. PHI is used for Ontario Health’s screening programs, and for cancer research. Need for Personal Health Information (PHI): PHI is required to support management decision-making, planning, disease surveillance, and research.
- Need for Personal Health Information (PHI)
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PHI is required to support management decision-making, planning, disease surveillance, and research.
- Why De-identified and/or Aggregate Information will not Serve the Identified Purpose
- PHI-level data is required for data linkage.
- Data Types
- Data Provider
Last Updated: April 07, 2026
