The increasing cost of prescription medications in Canada is well documented, as is the hardship many cancer patients face trying to meet these costs. The burden is even higher for patients without drug coverage. This is a significant issue affecting patients’ access to cancer and supportive care drugs in Atlantic Canada, as the highest numbers of uninsured Canadians live in this region. In response, the Capital Health Cancer Care Program located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, created an innovative position, a Medication Resource Specialist (MRS). The MRS helps uninsured and underinsured cancer patients access prescription medication coverage. This article describes the program’s experience with the development and implementation of the MRS position. Core functions of the MRS, as well as the key components required to effectively support this role, are discussed. Evaluation of the 2-year pilot revealed that the position facilitated patients’ access to drug coverage, reduced reliance on internal resources, increased staffs’ capacity to deal with simple medication coverage issues, and reduced workload in other areas. A MRS offers a viable approach to a difficult issue affecting cancer patients across Canada.