Cancer Care Ontario was an agency of the provincial
Government of Ontario
The government of Ontario (french: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governor†...
that was responsible for improving cancer services. It was created by the government of
Bob Rae
Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, leader of the ...
in April 1995, and was formally launched in 1997. The agency was governed under the provisions of the Cancer Act. It was subsequently subsumed under
Ontario Health
Ontario Health (OH; ) is a Crown agency (Ontario), Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that was established on June 6, 2019. Described as a "super agency", Ontario Health will oversee much of the administration of the Ontario healthcare sy ...
in 2019.
See also
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BC Cancer Agency
BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia, Canada.
Facilities
BC Cancer's first cancer treatment centre (then known as the British Columbia Cancer Institute) officially opened in Vancouver on November 5, ...
References
External links
Cancer Care OntarioClosing the Circles, a history of cancer governance in Ontario
Medical and health organizations based in Ontario
Ontario government departments and agencies
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