In 2016, Canadians could expect to wait 10.6 weeks for medically necessary treatment after seeing a specialist.
hospital wait times
June 2, 2017
10:47AM
In 2016, the median wait time between referral to treatment was 20 weeks—the longest ever recorded.
April 6, 2017
3:55PM
Report finds that only three out of four Canadians receive treatment within the medically recommended wait time.
February 21, 2017
10:00AM
In France, universally accessible hospital care is delivered by public, not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals.
December 19, 2016
1:11PM
Canada’s finance ministers are currently meeting in Ottawa to discuss federal health transfers.
December 14, 2016
3:00AM
Most Canadians spend hours in waiting rooms to meet even routine medical needs.
April 13, 2016
9:00AM
The Fraser Institute’s most recent wait times report finds that wait times (GP to treatment) have almost doubled since 1993.