ColonCancerCheck Privacy Information
The following privacy information about the ColonCancerCheck program will be mailed to you with a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit when you get screened for colon cancer.
Privacy Information for ColonCancerCheck
How your health information and privacy are protected
Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) is a crown agency of the provincial government that runs Ontario’s cancer screening programs, including the ColonCancerCheck program. The ColonCancerCheck program helps people in Ontario get checked for colon cancer.
About the personal health information we collect
Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) collects personal health information, such as test results, about people who qualify to get checked for colon cancer. This information is collected from organizations and professionals, such as doctors. This information is collected under s. 39(1)(c) of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and in accordance with s. 13(1) of Ontario Regulation 329/04. We are allowed to collect and use this information to help deliver and improve health care in Ontario under PHIPA, which is Ontario’s health privacy law.
How we use personal health information
- We send letters inviting people in Ontario to get checked for colon cancer using the fecal immunochemical test (FIT).
- We send people their FIT results and information about next steps.
- We help people with abnormal FIT results get support from a family doctor or nurse practitioner if they do not have one.
- We remind people to get checked for colon cancer again.
To find out more about your FIT results, you can contact your family doctor or nurse practitioner.
If you do not get your results, or do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, call us at 1-866-662-9233 from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How to stop getting letters from Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
At any time, you can ask Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) to stop sending you letters. If you ask us to stop sending you letters, you will still be able to do a FIT, except:
- We will not invite or remind you to do a FIT.
- If you do a FIT, we will not send you the results. You can get your results from your family doctor or nurse practitioner.
- You will have to contact us for your results if you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
To learn more about the Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) screening program privacy rules call 1-866-662-9233, review the screening programs frequently asked questions.
To stop getting cancer screening letters, fill out the Participant Information Form or call 1-866-662-9233 to get a form. You may change your mind at any time.
Last Updated: June 30, 2026
