Data Asset Details

Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR)

PHIPA Role
Prescribed Entity (PE)
Statement of Purpose
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 is required to support management decision-making, planning, disease surveillance, and research.
Data Types
Demographic , Facilities , Geographic , Ontario Health Derived Cohort , Care Provider , ORG information (death data) , Pathology (all cancer and non-cancer related reports) , Person
Data Provider
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) , Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) , Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) , Statistics Canada Out of Province, notifications from other provinces territories of Ontario residents diagnosed or treated in the notifying provinces territories , Ministry of Health and Long Term Care , Hospitals and Laboratories

Last Updated: June 23, 2025