Ontarians can expect to wait 15.6 weeks between referral from a general practitioner and treatment.
health care wait times
March 17, 2017
2:16PM
Last year’s estimated average wait between referral to treatment in Alberta was 22.9 weeks.
February 23, 2017
10:32AM
In 2016, B.C. patients waited 25.2 weeks for medically necessary treatment after referral from a GP.
February 21, 2017
10:00AM
In France, universally accessible hospital care is delivered by public, not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals.
January 24, 2017
3:00AM
Canadians have long suffered through long wait times for health care.
December 22, 2016
2:28PM
Wait times remain a serious problem in all 10 provinces.
December 19, 2016
1:11PM
Canada’s finance ministers are currently meeting in Ottawa to discuss federal health transfers.
December 16, 2016
9:06AM
The estimated wait this year between referral from a GP to receipt of treatment was 20 weeks—the longest ever in the history of our survey.
December 14, 2016
3:00AM
Most Canadians spend hours in waiting rooms to meet even routine medical needs.
November 10, 2016
12:27PM
Canada has fewer MRI and CT scanners than the average high-income OECD country with universal health care.