Skin cancer is a significant and growing problem in Canada.  One in seven children will get this disease in his or her lifetime (Canadian Dermatology Assoc.)  Research suggests that sun exposure during childhood and adolescence plays an important role in the development of skin cancer later in life.

It is estimated that more than 76,000 new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year in Canada.  Over the years, the number of cases of skin cancer in Canada increased by over 60%.  Yet, unlike many types of cancer, almost all skin cancers are preventable.

General Sun Safety Information:
- Health Canada - Sun Safety Information
- Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) Articles and Information on:
   Tips for Parents
   Tips for Daycares
   Tips for Athletes & Spectators
   Sunscreen FAQs
   Types of skin cancer
   Skin cancer self-examination
- CDA Recognized Sunscreens
- Playing Safely in the Sun - Prevention for children
- The UV Index - Environment Canada
- World Health Organization: Ultraviolet Radiation and the Interskin Programme
- World Health Organization (WHO): Skin Cancer
- UV and You-Living With Ultraviolet
- Vitamin D Information
- Sunny South (Brochure)

Outdoor Workers:
- Sun Safety for Outdoor Workers
- Ministry of Labour - Ultraviolet Radiation from the Sun

Heat Related Illness:
- Heat Wave Dangers
- Ministry of Labour - Heat Stress

Artificial Tanning
- The Naked Truth (Brochure)
- Tanning Beds-Why Be Careful?
- World Health Organization - Sunbeds, Tanning and UV Exposure
- Guideline for Tanning Salon Owners, Operators and Users
  Health Canada
- Youth and Artificial Tanning - Canadian Cancer Society
-Health Canada- Tanning Lamps