The median wait time between referral from a family doctor to treatment now stands at 27.7 weeks.
health care spending
December 1, 2023
3:30AM
Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranked 28th out of 30 for the number of physicians available per 1,000 people.
October 28, 2023
5:30AM
In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.
October 5, 2023
2:19PM
Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.
September 13, 2023
11:30AM
Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.
September 6, 2023
10:54AM
Ottawa's child-care program simply shifted the form of care away from parents’ preference and towards the government-subsidized option.
August 5, 2023
7:30AM
A typical family with an average household income of $169,296 will pay an estimated $16,950 for public health care this year.
July 31, 2023
8:59AM
Canada now has the most expensive universal health-care system in the world.
June 5, 2023
4:00AM
At the beginning of 2023, at least 645,000 Canadians were waiting for surgery.
May 19, 2023
9:38AM
The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.