Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranks poorly on several key indictors including number of hospital beds.
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Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranked 28th out of 30 for the number of physicians available per 1,000 people.
Last year, the median wait time between referral to treatment in Nova Scotia was 58.2 weeks, dwarfing the national average.
According to estimates, Ontarians were waiting for 369,402 procedures in 2022.
Last year, Albertans waited 33.3 weeks between referral and medically necessary non-emergency treatment.
In countries with more successful universal systems, patients are free to use private clinics.
Nova Scotians waited 58.2 weeks (on average) between referral from a GP to receipt of treatment.
The province expects to receive more than $6 billion from Ottawa via the Canada Health Transfer this year.
Last year, Canadians could expect a median wait of 27.4 weeks between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment.
Canada ranked last on access to specialist visits in under four weeks.