Median wait times to receive medical treatment in Canada 2023, by province

In 2023, Canada's median waiting time between a General practitioner (GP) referral to a specialist was 14.6 weeks. In addition, the median waiting time from a specialist appointment to treatment was 13.1 weeks. In other words, the median wait from a referral by GP to treatment in Canada reached an average of 27.7 weeks in 2023. However, the median waiting times in Canada ranged from 22 weeks in Ontario to 57 weeks in Nova Scotia.

That year, with an average waiting time of 41.7 weeks, Prince Edward Island had the longest wait time between an appointment with a GP and a specialist in Canada. With an additional median waiting time of 23 weeks between an appointment with a specialist and treatment, the total median waiting time from a GP referral to treatment in the province of Prince Edward Island exceeded 64 weeks.