Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada
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In 2024, the clinically reasonable waiting time for a patient to receive treatment after an appointment with a specialist was *** weeks in Canada. However, the actual waiting time was ** weeks. The discrepancy between clinically reasonable and actual wait times was highest in 2003, with *** weeks, and now recently in 2022 with *** weeks. The difference between actual and reasonable wait time varied by specialty, with urgent treatments and cancer therapy having the lowest wait times.
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Fraser Institute. (December 8, 2025). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada." Chart. December 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. (2025). Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Comparison of Actual versus Clinically Reasonable Median Waiting times between An Appointment with a Specialist and Treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Dec 2025, /statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute, Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Comparison of actual versus clinically reasonable median waiting times between an appointment with a specialist and treatment from 1994 to 2025 in Canada [Graph], Fraser Institute, December 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/654680/actual-versus-reasonable-wait-times-from-appointment-to-treatment-in-canada/
