Listed below are a number of government links to various provincial/territorial programs, as well as other links to societies, associations, organizations, and suggested support groups to provide additional information and help.
Government resources and provincial assistance websites
Health Canada Opens in new window website is operated by Canada’s federal department of health; the site includes general health and drug information, as well as healthy lifestyle strategies.
- Alberta Health and Wellness Opens in new window
- Alberta Health Services Opens in new window
- British Columbia PharmaCare Opens in new window
- Correctional Service of Canada Opens in new window
- The Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority Opens in new window
- Health Canada Website - Diseases & Conditions - Cancer Opens in new window
- Interim Federal Health Program Opens in new window
- Manitoba Pharmacare Opens in new window
- New Brunswick Prescription Drug Program Opens in new window
- Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program Opens in new window
- Non-Insured Health Benefits Program Opens in new window
- Nova Scotia Health and Wellness Opens in new window
- Nova Scotia Pharmacare Opens in new window
- Northwest Territories Health Care Plan Opens in new window
- Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services Opens in new window
- Ontario Drug Benefit Program Opens in new window
- Prince Edward Island Drug Cost Assistance Programs Opens in new window
- Public Services Health Care Plan Opens in new window
- Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (RAMQ) Opens in new window
- Saskatchewan Drug Plan Opens in new window
- Veterans Affairs Canada Opens in new window
- Yukon Drug Programs Opens in new window
Other useful websites
- The Canadian Cancer Society Opens in new window
provides information on all aspects of cancer and its treatment and offers CancerConnection Opens in new window, a free peer-support service. - Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) Opens in new window
- Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Opens in new window
- Cancer Connection Opens in new window
- Colorectal Cancer Canada Opens in new window
- CLL Canada Opens in new window
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada Opens in new window
- Lung Cancer Canada Opens in new window
- Lymphoma Canada Opens in new window
- Myeloma Canada Opens in new window
- Platelet Disorder Support Association Opens in new window
- Prostate Cancer (part of the Canadian Cancer Society) Opens in new window