FIT information for providers

ColonCancerCheck’s new guidelines take effect on July 1, 2026. These guidelines include the lowering of the colorectal cancer screening start age to 45. 

For access to provider resources, visit ontariohealth.ca/coloncancercheckhub 

For access to provider resources, visit ontariohealth.ca/coloncancercheckhub 

For information on Ontario’s colorectal cancer screening recommendations, visit ontariohealth.ca/ccc-recommendations

Starting July 1, 2026, you can order a FIT kit using the In-Common Laboratories (ICL) branded FIT requisition for eligible, average risk people. The FIT requisition and requisition instructions are available at ontariohealth.ca/coloncancercheckhub. The FIT requisition will also be available in all OntarioMD-certified electronic medical records (EMRs). 

Completed FIT requisitions should be submitted directly to ICL by fax to 1-833-520-1544. 

An In-Common Laboratories (ICL) account is required to get FIT results. In most cases, ICL handles the setup for you. 

If you have submitted a FIT requisition to LifeLabs within the past two years, ICL will automatically create your account. If your contact details need to be confirmed, ICL will be in touch. 

If you have not submitted a FIT requisition to LifeLabs within the past two years, ICL will create an account for you the first time you submit a FIT requisition to ICL. 

Please note that account set-up is required for each of your working addresses or locations and fax numbers. If you practice at multiple sites, use multiple fax numbers or work as a locum, each location will need a separate account, and each fax number must be verified separately. 

Fax verification 

If you have not submitted a FIT requisition to LifeLabs in the past two years or ICL had to confirm your fax number, you will need to complete a one-time short fax verification step to get FIT results: 

1. Watch for the verification form ICL will fax to you, and 
2. Sign the form and fax it back to ICL. 

Note: ICL will still mail FIT kits even if fax verification is pending.

Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results are available in the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS), but you must also have a direct method to receive FIT results. Fax is the default. Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) is working with OntarioMD-certified electronic medical records (EMRs) to make FIT results available directly in EMRs.

In-Common Laboratories (ICL) will send FIT results via fax by default. See below to learn how to receive FIT results via electronic medical record (EMR) or mail. 

OntarioMD-certified EMRs 

• Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) is working with OntarioMD-certified EMR vendors to make FIT results available directly in your EMR. Because not all OntarioMD-certified EMR vendors will offer this functionality at launch, FIT results will be sent by fax in the interim. If EMR is your preferred reporting method, please indicate which OntarioMD-certified EMR you are using by completing the form at iclabs.ca/FIT/reports. If you complete this form, In-Common Laboratories (ICL) will switch your reporting method from fax to EMR once the feature is available in your EMR. 

• The following EMRs are OntarioMD-certified: 

• • Accuro® EMR – QHR Technologies 

• • Avaros EMR – Avaros Inc 

• • Cerebrum – AwareMD 

• • Collaborative Health Record (CHR) – TELUS Health 

• • EMR Advantage – Canadian Health Systems 

• • GlobeMed – Alpha Global IT 

• • Juno EMR – WELLSTAR 

• • Med Access EMR – TELUS Health 

• • OSCAR Pro (OSCAR McMaster – Professional Edition) – WELLSTAR 

• • PS Suite EMR – TELUS Health 

• • YMS EMR – YMS 

Non OntarioMD-certified EMRs 

If you use a non OntarioMD-certified EMR, contact your vendor to find out whether you can receive FIT results via your EMR. 

Mail 

Email your mailing address to ICL’s FIT Support Team at fit@iclabs.ca. 

No. ICL will begin accepting FIT requisitions starting July 1, 2026, and not sooner. You should follow the current process for ordering FIT until June 30, 2026.  

• Up to June 30, 2026, continue using the LifeLabs-branded FIT requisition.  

• Starting July 1, 2026, start using the new In-Common Laboratories (ICL)-branded FIT requisition to order FIT for participants.  

No. Participants can return their completed FIT kits at Rexall locations starting July 1, 2026. Until then, participants should follow the return instructions in their FIT kit.  

For more information on drop-off locations available starting July 1, 2026, visit the In-Common Laboratories (ICL) website: iclabs.ca/FIT/locations.  

If you have any questions about how to order the FIT with ICL, please reach out to the ICL FIT Support Team at fit@iclabs.ca or by calling 1-833-FIT-POOP (1-833-348-7667). Before June 30, 2026, contact centre hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Starting July 1, hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Sunday.