Wait Times for Health Care in Canada
Long wait times for access to certain health care procedures have been a growing complaint about the Canadian health care system. As governments in Canada struggle to reduce health care wait times, many provincial governments are publishing the data on the wait times for specific procedures in their provinces.
Wait Times Guarantees for Health Care in Canada
The Canadian federal government has agreement from all provinces and territories to establish health care wait times guarantees by 2010.
The Canadian federal government has agreement from all provinces and territories to establish health care wait times guarantees by 2010.
Medical Alliance Urges Speed in Reducing Wait Times
An alliance of Canadian medical organizations urges the federal and provincial governments to pick up the pace in the reduction of health care wait times in Canada.
An alliance of Canadian medical organizations urges the federal and provincial governments to pick up the pace in the reduction of health care wait times in Canada.
Alberta Waitlist Registry
Information on wait times for publicly funded surgery, diagnostic tests and services in public facilities in Alberta. Listed by type of surgery, facility and doctor.
Information on wait times for publicly funded surgery, diagnostic tests and services in public facilities in Alberta. Listed by type of surgery, facility and doctor.
Surgery Wait Times in BC
Includes preliminary data from hospital surgery bookings on median wait list times and number of patients on surgery wait lists by surgical specialty.
Includes preliminary data from hospital surgery bookings on median wait list times and number of patients on surgery wait lists by surgical specialty.
Manitoba Health Care Wait Lists
Includes wait times for diagnostic tests at Manitoba hospitals and radiation therapy at CancerCare Manitoba. Other procedures are being added.
Includes wait times for diagnostic tests at Manitoba hospitals and radiation therapy at CancerCare Manitoba. Other procedures are being added.
New Brunswick Wait Times Reports
Wait times for specific high volume surgeries that have been completed in New Brunswick. From the New Brunswick Surgical Care Network.
Wait times for specific high volume surgeries that have been completed in New Brunswick. From the New Brunswick Surgical Care Network.
Nova Scotia Health Care Wait Times
The Nova Scotia government provides information on wait times for certain types of specialists, diagnostic services and treatment services.
The Nova Scotia government provides information on wait times for certain types of specialists, diagnostic services and treatment services.
Ontario Health Care Wait Times
Check how long people in Ontario are waiting for specific procedures - cancer surgery, cardiac procedures, cataract surgery, hip and knee replacement, as well as MRI and CT scans.
Check how long people in Ontario are waiting for specific procedures - cancer surgery, cardiac procedures, cataract surgery, hip and knee replacement, as well as MRI and CT scans.
Quebec Access to Specialized Medical Services
Provides information on targets for specialized medical services in Quebec and on how well hospitals are doing at meeting the targets.
Provides information on targets for specialized medical services in Quebec and on how well hospitals are doing at meeting the targets.
Saskatchewan Surgery Wait Times
Data on wait times by type of surgery at Saskatchewan hospitals.
Data on wait times by type of surgery at Saskatchewan hospitals.