Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program
Strategic Plan for 2024-2028
A regional cancer plan for Waterloo Wellington is created every 4 years.
While creating these plans, the WWRCP includes thoughtful feedback from from patients, caregivers, and regional healthcare partners.
The Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program (WWRCP) Strategic Plan helps to focus the delivery of cancer services based on the needs of patients through the cancer continuum. This includes services from cancer screening, to diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, or end-of-life care. The WWRCP aims to offer the best quality of care for all of Waterloo Wellington.
The 2024-2028 Strategic Plan was released in September 2025. It provides an overview of:
- Cancer Care in the Province
- Cancer Care in our Region
- Regional Cancer Statistics
- Accomplishments
- Partnerships
- Innovative Care
- How the strategic plan was developed
Goals for 2024-2028
The WWRCP has created the following goals. Each goal has a set of objectives that help guide the work that we do. You can read more about each specific objective in the strategic plan.
- Advance Equity in the Cancer System
- Improve Patient, Care Partner, and Provider Experience
- Achieve Seamless and Effective Integration of Cancer Services
- Improve Cancer Outcomes and Quality of Life for Ontarians
- Ensure Sustainable Cancer System Infrastructure and Workforce
Regional Indigenous Cancer Plan
In addition the Regional Cancer Plan, the WWRCP has a Regional Indigenous Cancer Plan that builds on the framework of the 6th Ontario Cancer Plan 2024-2028 (OCP 6); the 5th First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous Cancer Strategy 2024-2028 (Strategy 5) and on the direction of cancer care priorities from Indigenous partners in the region.
Care Closer to Home
Anyone who has lived with cancer or has supported a loved one through treatment knows the toll that the illness can carry. Travel to and from health appointments can add stress to every day life.
The Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) Cancer Centre partners with other hospitals in the Waterloo Wellington Region to offer safe cancer care closer to your home. Your 1st treatment will be given at WRHN Regional Cancer Centre in Kitchener. After that, your treatments will be given at a hospital closer to your home. Sharing your care with a partner site can mean less travel and stress. You will get the same, reliable cancer care at all partner sites.
Your Oncologist is still in charge of your cancer care and treatment plan. At your partner site, a General Practitioner of Oncology (GPO), and Oncology Pharmacists, will oversee your care. Specialized oncology nurses will deliver your cancer treatment. Depending on your care plan, you may have follow-up visits at WRHN Regional Cancer Centre and/or your local partner site.
Care closer to home is offered at:
- Guelph General Hospital (Guelph, ON)
- Groves Memorial Community Hospital (Fergus, ON)
- Louise Marshall Hospital (Mount Forest, ON)
Patients and care partners tell us that bringing care closer to home has had a positive affect on their quality of life. With the support of Ontario Health-Cancer Care Ontario, the Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program has been able to lessen the hours patients have to travel while providing high-quality, evidence-based care.