The Ontario Lung Screening Program (OLSP) started across the province in 2021. The program helps find lung cancer early in people who are at high risk. Finding lung cancer early can lead to better treatment and a better chance of survival.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Ontario. This is often because it is found too late, after the cancer has spread or grown too large to treat effectively.
Patients may be able to get lung cancer screening if they:
Patients who are 81 or older, must:
People over age 80 need a new lung screening referral from a healthcare provider every year.
If a patient is not currently eligible:
Not everyone who meets the referral criteria can take part in the lung cancer screening program.
Patients CANNOT participate in the Ontario Lung Screening Program if they:
Ontario Lung Screening Program is FREE with OHIP.
All patients who contact the OLSP site and currently smoke will be offered smoking cessation services. If patients are ineligible for the OLSP program or choose not to participate, they will be provided with information about Stop on the NET.
If patients are eligible for the OLSP, they will be automatically referred by OLSP staff to the WRHN Airways Clinic.
| Program | Overview | How to Access |
|---|---|---|
| Self-enroll to receive 10 weeks of free quit smoking medication. Available online only. | |
| Free, confidential quit smoking support. Bilingual and interpreter services offered in over 100 languages. | |
| Targeted quit services for tobacco and vaping products. Service is for First Nation, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous communities. |
Phone: 519 749-4300 Ext 3783
Fax: 519 749-4232
Screening Clinic Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday, 8am-4pm
