Alberta | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 25 or 3 years after becoming sexually active, whichever is later.
How often: Every 3 years.
When to stop: Age 69, if 3 tests were done within the last 10 years and were negative.
British Columbia | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 25 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Every 3 years.
When to stop: Age 69 if your results have always been negative.
Manitoba | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Every 3 years.
When to stop: Age 69 if your results have always been negative.
New Brunswick | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Every 3 years.
When to stop: Age 69 if your results have always been negative.
Newfoundland and Labrador | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 if you are or have been sexually active.
How often: Every 3 years.
When to stop: Age 70 if your results have always been negative.
Northwest Territories | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Yearly until you have had three normal Pap tests in a row. Then, the frequency can be changed to once every 2 years.
When to stop: Age 69, if 3 tests were done within the last 10 years and were negative or 3 annual negative test results.
Nova Scotia | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 25 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Every 3 years
When to stop: Age 70 ONLY if you have had an adequate negative screening history in the previous ten years (i.e. three or more negative tests).
Nunavut | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 if you are or have been sexually active.
How often: Every 2 years after 3 consecutive annual negative results tests.
When to stop: Age 70 if you have had 3 or more negative tests in the previous 10 year
Ontario | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 if you are or have been sexually active.
How often: Every 3 years
When to stop: Age 70 if you have had an adequate negative screening in the previous 10 years or 3 annual negative test results (i.e. 3 or more negative tests)
Prince Edward Island | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 if you are or have been sexually active.
How often: Every 2 years.
When to stop: Age 70 if you have had negative screening history in the previous 10 years.
Quebec | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 if you are or have been sexually active.
How often: Every 2-3 years
When to stop: Age 65 if you have had 2 negative tests in the previous 10 years.
Saskatchewan | CERVICAL SCREENING LOCATIONS NEAR ME
When to start: Age 21 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Every 2 years if you have had 3 consecutive negative yearly test results. Then, every 3 years.
When to stop: Age 69 if you have had 3 negative tests in the last 10 years or 3 annual negative test results.
When to start: Age 25 or 3 years after becoming sexually active.
How often: Every 2 years if you have had 3 consecutive negative yearly test results.
When to stop: Age 69 if you have had 3 negative tests in the last 10 years or 3 annual negative test results.