Resources
Here, you’ll find consensus documents, guidelines and other documentation produced by CAPCA and its partners to strengthen and align how cancer care is delivered across the country.
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Pan-Canadian Emergency Preparedness Framework for Radiotherapy Downtime
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.
Radiotherapy data standards: TG-263 and O3 Resources
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.
Guidance tree for handling events within the BCPSLS
2025-08-27
To support accurate data entry, BC has developed several procedural resources including a guidance tree used for handling events within the BCPSLS. This resource is shared here for reference purposes.
Webinar Recording: pan-Canadian Radiotherapy Data Harmonization Project
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 various data sets are accessible, ready for analysis and easily linkable.
Pan-Canadian Strategic Oncology Workforce Report: A Focus on Key Oncology Professions (May 2025)
2025-05-06
CAPCA, with financial support from the Canadian Cancer Society, undertook a Pan-Canadian Strategic Oncology Workforce Project to assess the current state of the oncology workforce, identify successes and challenges, and explore opportunities to enhance workforce sustainability.
Oncology biosimilars resources for healthcare providers
2025-04-14
This information from Cancer Care Ontario / Ontario Health is a starting point for healthcare providers to find information about biosimilar drugs. It includes links to resources from the pan-Canadian Oncology Biosimilars Initiative.
National System for Incident Reporting – Radiation treatment pilot assessment report, Summary
2025-04-10
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.
pan-Canadian collaboration for quality assurance in radiopharmaceutical therapy (PCQRT), April 2025
2025-04-10
The Pan-Canadian Collaboration for Quality Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (PCQRT) underscore crucial elements of radiopharmaceutical therapy quality assurance that should be consistent across all Radiopharmaceutical Therapy programs in Canada. They do not aim to supplant detailed specifications, standard operational procedures, or institution-specific policies. Instead, their purpose is to support the formation and preservation of a national approach to radiopharmaceutical therapy quality assurance.
Quality assurance guidelines for Canadian radiation treatment programs
2025-04-10
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.
