Final Report of the Federal Advisor on Wait Times
Appendix D
Provincial/Territorial Wait Times Websites
Some of the following hyperlinks are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the  Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question.
British Columbia |
Wait times for 19 surgical specialties or specific procedures (including cardiac surgery, cancer radiotherapy, cataract, hip replacement, knee replacement).
Reports median wait time and number of wait-listed patients by urgency level, by facility and by physician. Median wait times are based on surgeries performed over the past three months.
www.health.gov.bc.ca/waitlist/ |
Alberta |
Alberta Wait List Registry covers 20 specialties and procedures including cardiac surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, cataract surgery, CT and MRI scans, hip and knee replacement, radiotherapy and chemotherapy for breast and prostate cancer.
Provides data by type of procedure, by facility and by physician. For the 90 days prior to the report date: distribution of actual wait times, median wait time, wait time in which 25%, 50% and 75% of patients are served, number of patients served and number waiting. For cancer care, reports the wait time from referral to appointment and wait time to start treatment compared to targets.
www.ahw.gov.ab.ca/waitlist/
WaitListPublicHome.jsp |
Saskatchewan |
The Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network covers 10 surgical specialties including cardiovascular surgery, ophthalmology and orthopaedics.
The Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network reports the distribution of actual waits for care across time intervals corresponding to the six priority levels (I - VI). Also reports the number of patients completed during the preceding six months and the number waiting at the end of the period. This information is provided for each specialty by regional health authority and for each regional health authority by major procedure. The website also reports median wait times for surgeries performed and target time frames.
www.sasksurgery.ca |
Manitoba |
 The Health Services Wait Time Information covers diagnostic imaging tests (CT, MRI, ultrasound, stress MIBI, bone density), cancer radiation therapy and cardiac surgery.
The website lists different information depending on the procedure (and source of data). For diagnostic imaging, reports by hospital, the average wait time for the most recent month and the number of procedures completed in the most recent year. For radiation therapy and cardiac surgery, reports median wait time for cases completed in the most recent quarter and number of treatments/cases performed in the most recent year.
www.gov.mb.ca/health/waitlist/index.html |
Ontario |
The Wait Times Strategy website covers cancer surgery, cardiac procedures, cataract surgery, hip and knee replacement, and MRI and CT scans.
Reports the median and average wait times as well as the time by which 90% of cases were completed. This information can be viewed by hospital or Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).
www.health.gov.on.ca/transformation/
wait_times/wait_mn.html |
Quebec |
Covers heart surgery, diagnostic catheterization, angioplasty, cataract surgery, hip and knee replacement, and other day and inpatient surgeries.
Reports by region and hospital, the number waiting longer than the recommended wait time, and the total number of patients waiting.
www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/sujets/listesdattente/ |
New Brunswick |
As of December 2005, the New Brunswick government had not provided information for the public on wait times. |
Nova Scotia |
Covers referrals to cancer specialists, diagnostic tests (including CT and MRI), cataract surgery, cardiac procedures, hip and knee replacements and cancer radiation therapy.
Reports average wait time or percentage of patients treated within a specific period of time (such as 90 days) by facility or by district health authority.
www.gov.ns.ca/health/waittimes/default.htm |
Prince Edward Island |
PEI does not have a website dedicated to wait time information, however a recent a report presents median wait times for the clinical areas identified as priorities in the 2004 health accord.
www.gov.pe.ca/news/getrelease.php3?number=4418 |
Newfoundland & Labrador |
Newfoundland and Labrador has posted on its website a report on how wait times in the province compare to the pan-Canadian benchmarks announced in December 12, 2005.
www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/
2005/health/1221n02.htm |
Nunavut |
As of December 2005, Nunavut had not provided public information on wait times. |
Northwest Territories |
As of December 2005, NWT had not provided public information on wait times. A government report was planned to meet the December 31, 2005, deadline for public information on wait times. |
Yukon |
Yukon does not have a website dedicated to wait time information. The government of Yukon reported that it currently provides only 4 of the services for which benchmarks exist and that wait times in these clinical areas fit well within the pan-Canadian benchmarks. A government report was planned to meet the deadline of December 31, 2005 for public information on wait times.
www.gov.yk.ca/news/2005/05-327.html |
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