Ontario Health is working with Regional Cancer Programs to support and promote effective data collection, analysis, evaluation and governance that impact First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous people, communities, organizations and nations and collaboratively address their health priorities.
Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP) Principles
The South West Regional Cancer Program and Ontario Health respect the right of First Nations people to own, control, access and possess information about their peoples. It acknowledges that this is fundamentally tied to self-determination and to the preservation and development of their culture.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
Guided by Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Ontario Health and the South West Regional Cancer Program will respect Inuit values regarding the collection, use, and sharing of information (data) for the purpose of developing resources and increasing knowledge. Ontario Health and the South West Regional Cancer Program agree to seek guidance and direction from individual or collective Inuit Service Providers on processes for respectfully and securely managing any Inuit data collected in collaboration with their respective organization(s).
Engagement and Reporting Process
Regular engagement and reporting on all deliverables to be provided at monthly touchpoint meetings between the Indigenous Cancer Care Unit and the South West Regional Cancer Program. Within this region, the South West Regional Cancer Program and the Indigenous Cancer Care Unit engage directly and individually with all Indigenous partners through in-person and virtual meetings.
Voluntary Self-Identification
Self-Identification is voluntary. The South West RCP supports the development of a self-ID process at LHSC. The privacy, data linkages and policy is currently being reviewed for development.
Regional Indigenous Cancer Plan Overview
- South West Regional Indigenous Cancer Plan: 2024 - 2028
- Regional Indigenous Cancer Plan Reference Material
- Provincial Indigenous Partners
- About Indigenous Communities in the South West Region
- About the Indigenous Cancer Care Unit at Ontario Health
- About the South West Regional Cancer Program
- About Indigenous Health in the Hospital(s)
- Eight Strategic Priorities
- Strategic Priority 1: Building Productive Relationships
- Strategic Priority 2: Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Strategic Priority 3: Prevention and Well-Being
- Strategic Priority 4: Cancer Screening
- Strategic Priority 5: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
- Strategic Priority 6: Survivorship
- Strategic Priority 7: Education
- Strategic Priority 8: Equitable Access
- Data Governance, Engagement and Reporting Process
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