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Provides information on wait times in Canada, including federal and provincial/territorial initiatives, and plans to reduce waiting times for access to care.
The Wait Times Reduction Fund will augment existing provincial and territorial investments and assist jurisdictions in their diverse initiatives to reduce wait times. Provinces and territories are actively advancing initiatives to improve wait times through centralized registries and prioritization systems. Several provinces are now posting wait times information electronically.
Source: Health Canada
2006 Government of Canada Report to inquire into the factors contributing to long wait times in the Canadian health care system and make recommendations and advice, respectful of jurisdictions and powers in Canada, which would ensure the reduction of wait times for health care services.
Source: Health Canada
The Health Services Access Survey (HSAS) gathers comprehensive and comparable information on the patterns of use of health care services and self-reported difficulties faced by Canadians aged 15 and over in accessing health care. Data are presented for Canada as a whole and by province when sample sizes are sufficient. Data on waiting times for specialized services such as specialist visits for a new illness or condition, non-emergency surgeries and selected diagnostics tests are also presented.
Source: Statistics Canada
This is a report that documents work underway by the Government of the Northwest Territories to address access to primary health care and wait times for surgical and diagnostic imaging procedures in the Territories. It outlines what areas of action the GNWT has taken already, and the work plan to continue efforts to improve access to health care services for all our residents.
Source: Government of Northwest Territories - Department of Health and Social Services
This site provides information on access to specialized medical services for surgery and treatment listed according to intervention type and hospital.
Source: Government of Québec - Department of Health and Social Services
This Web site provides wait time information for publicly funded services provided in public facilities and in facilities under contract to health regions. The registry presents information on wait times for surgery by category of service, by facility and by physician. The registry also presents information on wait times for MRI and CT.
Source: Government of Alberta
Information about the surgical wait lists registry within British Columbia.
Source: Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Health Services
This Wait Time Information Web site provides Manitobans with information about waiting times for tests and treatments. The province is working with health partners to reduce wait times and improve access to health care services.
Source: Government of Manitoba - Manitoba Health
This web site provides general information about surgery in New Brunswick; key initiatives of surgical access management as well as wait times for patients who have already received surgery.
Source: Government of New Brunswick - Department of Health and Wellness
This Wait Times Web site provides information on Nova Scotia's plan to improve wait times, highlighting the progress to date, and sharing wait time information for publicly funded tests, treatments, and services across the province.
Source: Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Health
The SSCN is committed to providing Saskatchewan residents with the most complete and up-to-date wait time information available. This Web site provides information regarding: Wait times by specialty; Cancer services; and Wait times overall (all specialties combined).
Source: Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network
This web site contains the most currently available data about wait times in Ontario, including a breakdown by individual hospitals for five specific health services : Cancer surgery; Cardiac procedures (bypass surgery, angioplasty, angiography); Cataract surgery; Hip and Knee replacement; and Diagnostic scans (MRI and CT scans).
Source: Government of Ontario
"Waiting for Health Care in Canada: What we know and what we don't know" provides a snapshot of wait times for various health conditions, including waits in the five priority areas set by First Ministers (cancer, cardiac, joint replacement, sight restoration and diagnostic imaging).
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information
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