2026-06-04
The Pan-Canadian Emergency Preparedness Framework for Radiotherapy Downtime was developed to support the assessment and enhancement of emergency preparedness and cybersecurity in radiotherapy centres in Canada.
Because radiotherapy services depend heavily on interconnected digital systems, they are particularly sensitive…
2026-03-25
In 2024, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and the Canadian Cancer Society published a Pan-Canadian Cancer Data Strategy to help strengthen how cancer data are collected, shared, and used across Canada.
As part of this…
2025-08-27
Since 2020, British Columbia has been electronically transferring
radiation treatment safety event data to NSIR-RT following the
implementation of a formal data-sharing agreement between CIHI and
the BC Patient Safety and Learning System (BCPSLS).
To support accurate data entry, BC has developed…
2025-07-23
An initiative of the pan-Canadian Cancer Data Strategy (cancer data strategy), this June 2025 webinar explores the pan-Canadian Radiotherapy Data Harmonization Project – a key initiative advancing data-driven cancer care across the country by enhancing interoperability and ensuring…
The National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR), launched by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in 2010, is a voluntary, web-based reporting system that collects medication incident data from acute and long-term care facilities. It supports sharing and learning…
CPQR supports the consistent use of PRO in Canadian radiation treatment programs to improve the clinical encounter for patients. Promoting the use of the same Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM) across the country will also help facilitate big data analysis…
ID: QRT.2019.12.04
This document outlines the overarching elements of quality that are important in all radiation treatment programs, together with Key Quality Indicators (KQIs), for periodic programmatic self-assessment and quality improvement.
The intent of these guidelines is to outline benchmarks…
ID: TPS.2015.06.02
This document contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Treatment Planning Systems.
Please refer to the overarching document Technical Quality Control (TQC) Guidelines for Canadian Radiation Treatment Centres for a programmatic overview of technical quality control, and…
ID: PDM.2016.07.01
This document contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Patient-Specific Dosimetric Measurements for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy.
Please refer to the overarching document Technical Quality Control (TQC) Guidelines for Canadian Radiation Treatment Centres(1) for a programmatic overview…
ID: MLA.2016.07.03
This document contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Medical Linear Accelerators and Multileaf Collimators.
Please refer to the overarching document Technical Quality Control (TQC) Guidelines for Canadian Radiation Treatment Centres for a programmatic overview of technical…
We acknowledge that the work of the Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies takes place on the traditional lands of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada.
We honour the unique cultures, languages, and histories of these nations, recognizing their enduring connections to the land. We commit to working collaboratively with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to achieve health and well-being, acknowledging the historical and ongoing impacts of colonialism. Together, we strive for equity in cancer care for all.