Best Skin Cancer Clinics in Toronto & the GTA

Q: Is skin cancer treatment covered by OHIP in Ontario?

Yes. Medically necessary skin cancer treatment, including biopsies and surgical excision of confirmed basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma, is OHIP-covered. Private screening services like FotoFinder mole mapping are not OHIP-covered but may be reimbursed through extended health plans.

Q: How long do I wait for skin cancer assessment in Toronto?

Wait times vary by clinic type. Hospital programs typically require referral and may take weeks to months. Hospital rapid access clinics (Princess Margaret, Melanoma RDU) prioritize urgent cases. The Minor Surgery Center offers rapid access with no referral, typically within days. Private mole mapping clinics also offer fast booking without referral.

A directory of 29 clinics offering skin cancer screening, diagnosis, and surgical treatment across Toronto and the GTA. Includes hospital cancer programs, dermatology clinics, rapid access centres, Mohs surgery specialists, and private screening clinics.

Last updated: November 2025 · Includes OHIP and private options

Suspicious mole or lesion? Don’t wait months.

The Minor Surgery Center (TMSC) offers rapid-access skin cancer assessment and surgical treatment — no referral needed, often same-visit treatment. Board-certified plastic surgeons trained at McGill, U of T, Mayo Clinic, and Yale.

Toronto Minor Surgery Mississauga Vaughan Oakville

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The Minor Surgery Center (TMSC)

Surgical skin cancer clinic

2920 Dufferin St, Suite 202, Toronto, ON

North York

No referral

Basal Cell Carcinoma treatment; Melanoma treatment; Mole removal; Squamous Cell Carcinoma treatment; Skin cancer treatment; Lesion assessment; Biopsy; Excision

+1-647-614-1611 Visit website Book free consultation

AvantDerm Rapid Access Clinic

Rapid access lesion clinic

45 Mill Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3R6

Downtown Toronto

Referral requiredOHIP

biopsies; excisions; cryotherapy; curettage; electrocautery; phototherapy

416-869-3376 Visit website

Canadian Dermatology Centre

Dermatology clinic

1390 Don Mills Rd, Unit D101 Toronto, ON

North York

Melanoma diagnosis and treatment; skin cancer diagnosis and treatment

416-244-8377 Visit website

Clear Skin Dermatology

Dermatology clinic

1366 Yonge St Unit 309, Toronto, ON M4T 3A7

Downtown Toronto

FotoFinder mole mapping; skin cancer screenings; dermoscopy for unusual or concerning skin lesions; mole extractions

416-963-5955 Visit website

Cleveland Clinic Canada Skin Health Clinic

Dermatology clinic

181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place - 30th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3

Downtown Toronto

Referral requiredPrivate pay

diagnosis and management of precancerous and cancerous skin lesions; skin cancer treatment

416.507.6600 Visit website

Early Skin Cancer Detection Clinic (Dr. Ian MacPhee)

Private screening/mole mapping

See website for location

Mississauga

No referralPrivate pay

FotoFinder full-body mole mapping; on-site biopsies; high-volume skin cancer screening (20M+ moles examined)

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GetSkinHelp Rapid Access Clinic

Rapid access lesion clinic

302 Sheppard Ave W, Toronto, ON, M2N 1N5

North York

Referral recommendedOHIP

Suspicious lesion assessment; Mole assessment

647-249-7546 Visit website

ICLS Dermatology & Medispa

Dermatology clinic; Private screening/mole mapping

300-2275 Upper Middle Rd E, Oakville, ON L6H 0C3

Oakville

No referralPrivate pay

Skin cancer screening; FotoFinder mole mapping; dermoscopy; biopsy; surgical excision; dermatologist-led care

905-829-3030 Visit website

Malvern Medical Centre / Dr. Mole Removal

Dermatology clinic

520 Ellesmere Rd, Scarborough, ON

Scarborough

Referral requiredPrivate pay

skin cancer consultation; BCC; SCC; melanoma; same-day procedures; skin cancer treatment; mole removal; skin cancer screening

647-493-1997 Visit website

Medcentre Health Skin Cancer Clinic

Dermatology clinic; Surgical skin cancer clinic

2225 Markham Road, Ground Floor, Scarborough, ON M1B 2W4

Scarborough

Referral recommendedOHIP

Skin cancer investigation, diagnosis and treatment; pigmented lesion clinic; melanoma; basal cell; squamous cell

416-281-0240 Visit website

Melanoma Rapid Diagnostic Unit (RDU)

Rapid access lesion clinic; Hospital cancer program

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2075 Bayview Avenue, T-wing, 1st floor Toronto, ON M4N 3M5

North York

Referral required

Rapid assessment and diagnosis for individuals with a clinically abnormal lesion highly suspicious for melanoma; same-day biopsy; melanoma care; prevention a...

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Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic (Dr. Weinberg)

Surgical skin cancer clinic

247 Queensway West, Mississauga, ON L5B 1B9

Mississauga

Referral recommendedOHIPMohs surgery

Skin cancer removal; Mohs surgery; basal cell carcinoma removal; squamous cell carcinoma removal; melanoma; scar-minimizing closure

905-273-3045 Visit website

Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic / Toronto Plastic Surgery Clinic

Surgical skin cancer clinic

The Toronto Plastic Surgery Clinic: 1-66 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON M5R 3N8; The Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic: 247 Queensway West, Mississauga, ON L5B 1B9

Mississauga

Mohs surgery

Skin cancer assessment; skin cancer removal; irregular moles or lesions assessment; biopsy/excision for suspected skin cancer; Mohs surgery; surgical treatme...

Toronto: (416) 207-9090; Mississauga: (905) 273-3045 Visit website

MolePatrol

Private screening/mole mapping

700 Dorval Drive, Suite 604 Oakville, ON L6K3V3 Canada

Oakville

No referralPrivate pay

AI-powered mole mapping; full skin exam; mole checks by board-certified dermatologists; early detection of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and...

289-837-0018 Visit website

Oak Valley Health Markham Stouffville Hospital Melanoma Clinic

Hospital cancer program

Breast Health Centre, Building A, Level 2, Room A2652 (Markham Stouffville Hospital) 381 Church Street Markham, ON L3P 7P3

Markham

Referral required

biopsy proven melanoma treatment; Surgical excision; Radiation therapy; Topical therapy; Digital phototherapy; skin assessment needs; skin lesion clinic

905-472-7606 Visit website

Oakville Skin / ICLS

Private screening/mole mapping

1344 Cornwall Road Oakville, Ontario, L6J 7W5, Canada

Oakville

Private pay

Mole mapping; full skin exams; biopsy for suspicious moles; detection of melanoma and other skin cancers

(905) 842 2525 Visit website

Palmerston Mole Scan Clinic

Private screening/mole mapping

474 College St b 3, Toronto, ON M6G 1A4

Toronto

Referral recommendedPrivate pay

FotoFinder skin screening; mole mapping; advanced mole mapping for early melanoma detection; full-body photography; dermoscopy; serial dermoscopy follow-up; ...

416-922-1977 Visit website

Princess Margaret Melanoma & Skin Oncology Clinic

Hospital cancer program

610 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9

Downtown Toronto

Referral required

skin cancer management; melanoma management

416 946 2164 Visit website

Princess Margaret Petersen/Turofsky Melanoma & Skin Oncology Rapid Assessment Clinic

Rapid access lesion clinic; Hospital cancer program

610 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9

Downtown Toronto

Referral requiredOHIP

Suspicious lesion assessment; Melanoma assessment; Basal cell carcinoma treatment; Squamous cell carcinoma treatment; Surgery; Immunotherapy; Radiation therapy

416-946-4501 Visit website

Skin Lesion Clinic

Surgical skin cancer clinic

80 Micro Ct, Unit 101, Markham, ON L3R 9Z5

Markham

Referral requiredOHIPMohs surgery

Screening; diagnosis; treatment of skin cancers and skin growths; melanoma assessment; biopsy; excision; Mohs Micrographic Surgery

(647) 499-2899 Visit website

SkinCan / Bay Charles Medical

Private screening/mole mapping

100 Charles St W, Toronto, ON M5S 2Z1

Downtown Toronto

No referralPrivate pay

Full-body mole mapping; skin checks; targeted dermoscopy; biopsy; suspicious lesion assessment; melanoma assessment; detection of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SC...

416-320-4693 Visit website

Sunnybrook Dermatology / Odette skin cancer and pigmented lesion clinics

Hospital dermatology program; Hospital cancer program

2075 Bayview Avenue, M-Wing, 1st Floor, Room M1700, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5

North York

Referral requiredMohs surgery

Skin cancer diagnosis and treatment; Biopsy of suspected cancerous growth; Local destructive techniques (scraping and burning, liquid nitrogen cold spray); S...

416-480-4908; 416-480-6100 Visit website

The Carlton Skin Clinic

Surgical skin cancer clinic

187 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2K7

Downtown Toronto

Referral requiredMohs surgery

skin cancer screening; diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancers; management of non-melanoma skin cancers; procedural dermatologic surgery; Mohs surgery; facial...

289-301-3011 Visit website

The Centre for Minor Surgery

Surgical skin cancer clinic

4025 Yonge St, Suite 205, Toronto, ON M2P 2E3

North York

No referral

Skin cancer surgery; mole removal; cancerous growths removal; skin lesion removal

(416) 663-9649 Visit website

Thornhill Dermatology Centre

Dermatology clinic

400 Bradwick Drive, Suite 200 Concord, ON L4K 5V9

Vaughan

Referral requiredOHIP

Skin cancer screening; full-body mole mapping with FotoFinder; surgical removal; cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen); comprehensive skincare guidance; clinical ass...

(905) 695-3800 Visit website

Thornhill Dermatology Centre

Dermatology clinic

7777 Bayview Ave Suite 105, Thornhill, ON L3T 7N3

Vaughan

Referral recommendedOHIP

Skin cancer screening; FotoFinder mole mapping; biopsy; excision; medical and surgical dermatology

905-771-9494 Visit website

Toronto Dermatology Centre

Dermatology clinic

4256 Bathurst Street #400 Toronto, Ontario M3H 5Y8

North York

Mohs surgery

Comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of skin lesions; Periodic monitoring; Biopsies; Surgical excisions; Mohs micrographic surgery; Radiation therapy; Topi...

416-633-0001 Visit website

Toronto Western Hospital / UHN Dermatology Clinic

Hospital dermatology program

399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8

Downtown Toronto

Referral required

Dermato-oncology; diagnosing suspicious skin areas; treating suspicious skin areas; diagnosing moles; treating moles; diagnosing sores that don't heal; treat...

416 603 5952 Visit website

Women’s College Hospital RKS Dermatology Centre

Hospital dermatology program; Surgical skin cancer clinic

76 Grenville St, Toronto, ON M5S 1B2

Toronto

Referral requiredOHIPMohs surgery

Skin cancer; dermatologic surgery; Mohs micrographic surgery for non-melanoma skin cancers

416-323-7546

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The Minor Surgery Center: 4 GTA locations for skin cancer care

TMSC operates four state-of-the-art facilities across the GTA, all offering rapid-access skin cancer assessment and surgical treatment with no referral required.

Toronto Minor Surgery

2920 Dufferin St, Suite 202
Toronto, ON

TMSC Mississauga

1224 Dundas Street West, Unit 101
Mississauga, ON

TMSC Vaughan

2701 Rutherford Rd, Building C
Vaughan, ON

TMSC Oakville

3075 Hospital Gate, Unit 109
Oakville, ON

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Why choose The Minor Surgery Center for skin cancer treatment

Toronto skin cancer clinics fall into a few categories: hospital programs (long waits, referral needed), dermatologists (variable wait times), and rapid-access surgical clinics like TMSC. Here’s what sets TMSC apart:

No referral needed

Book directly online or by phone. Skip the family doctor visit.

Rapid access

Most patients seen within days, not months. Same-visit treatment when appropriate.

Board-certified plastic surgeons

Trained at McGill, U of T, Mayo Clinic, Yale, and Oxford. 15,000+ procedures per year.

Cosmetic-focused closure

Plastic-surgery-trained closure technique minimizes scarring — critical for visible areas.

Full cancer types

Basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma surgical treatment.

OHIP-covered excisions

Confirmed skin cancer excisions are OHIP-covered, with private options for cosmetic cases.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get a suspicious mole checked quickly in Toronto?

The Minor Surgery Center (TMSC) offers rapid-access skin lesion assessment with no referral needed, typically within days. TMSC has four GTA locations: Toronto Minor Surgery, Mississauga, Vaughan, and Oakville. Hospital-based rapid access clinics like the Princess Margaret Petersen/Turofsky Melanoma Rapid Assessment Clinic also exist but typically require a referral.

Do I need a referral for skin cancer treatment in Toronto?

It depends on the clinic. Hospital programs (Princess Margaret, Sunnybrook, Women’s College, UHN, Oak Valley Health) typically require a referral. The Minor Surgery Center does not require a referral and accepts direct online or phone booking. Most private mole mapping clinics also accept direct booking.

Is skin cancer treatment covered by OHIP in Ontario?

Yes. Medically necessary skin cancer treatment — including biopsies and surgical excision of confirmed basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma — is OHIP-covered. Private screening services like FotoFinder mole mapping are not OHIP-covered but may be reimbursed through extended health plans or Health Spending Accounts.

What is Mohs surgery and where is it offered in Toronto?

Mohs micrographic surgery is a tissue-sparing surgical technique used primarily for facial non-melanoma skin cancers. It offers the highest cure rate while preserving healthy tissue. In Toronto, Mohs surgery is offered at the Women’s College Hospital Mohs Centre (the largest dedicated complex skin cancer treatment unit in Canada), the Carlton Skin Clinic, and several specialist dermatology clinics including ICLS and Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery Clinic.

How long do I wait for skin cancer assessment in Toronto?

Wait times vary significantly by clinic type. Hospital programs typically require referral and may take weeks to months. Hospital rapid access clinics (Princess Margaret, Melanoma RDU at Sunnybrook) prioritize urgent cases. The Minor Surgery Center offers rapid access with no referral, typically within days. Private mole mapping clinics also offer fast booking without referral.

What’s the difference between a dermatologist and a plastic surgeon for skin cancer?

Dermatologists specialize in diagnosis and medical management of skin conditions, and Mohs-trained dermatologists perform tissue-sparing surgery. Plastic surgeons specialize in surgical excision with optimal cosmetic closure — especially valuable for visible areas like the face, ears, and hands. The Minor Surgery Center uses board-certified plastic surgeons trained at top institutions including McGill, U of T, Mayo Clinic, and Yale.

Disclaimer: This directory is provided for informational purposes only and is not a referral, endorsement, or recommendation of any particular clinic. Please verify all information directly with the clinic before booking, including current pricing, OHIP coverage, and referral requirements. The Minor Surgery Center is independently operated and is not affiliated with the other clinics listed in this directory. If you have a rapidly changing, bleeding, or otherwise concerning skin lesion, seek prompt assessment.

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The Minor Surgery Center: 4 GTA locations for skin cancer care

Toronto Minor Surgery

TMSC Mississauga

TMSC Vaughan

TMSC Oakville

Why choose The Minor Surgery Center for skin cancer treatment

No referral needed

Rapid access

Board-certified plastic surgeons

Cosmetic-focused closure

Full cancer types

OHIP-covered excisions

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