In 2024, Canada's median waiting time between a General practitioner (GP) referral to a specialist was 15 weeks. In addition, the median waiting time from a specialist appointment to treatment was another 15 weeks. In other words, the median wait from a referral by GP to treatment in Canada reached an average of 30 weeks in 2024. However, the median waiting times in Canada ranged from 23.6 weeks in Ontario to 77.4 weeks in Prince Edward Island.
Wait times also varied widely by specialty, with those waiting for cancer radiation therapy waiting just 4.5 weeks between GP and treatment, while those waiting for an orthopedic surgery waited over a year.
Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by province
(in weeks waited)
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Fraser Institute. (December 11, 2024). Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by province (in weeks waited) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/649600/medical-treatment-wait-times-canada-province/
Fraser Institute. "Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by province (in weeks waited)." Chart. December 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649600/medical-treatment-wait-times-canada-province/
Fraser Institute. (2024). Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by province (in weeks waited). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649600/medical-treatment-wait-times-canada-province/
Fraser Institute. "Median Waiting times for Medical Care, from General Practitioner to Treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by Province (in Weeks Waited)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649600/medical-treatment-wait-times-canada-province/
Fraser Institute, Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by province (in weeks waited) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649600/medical-treatment-wait-times-canada-province/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2024, by province (in weeks waited) [Graph], Fraser Institute, December 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/649600/medical-treatment-wait-times-canada-province/
