Over 3.2 Million Canadians on Health-Care Waitlists: Government Data

An image of a patient’s brain is displayed on a monitor screen as she lies in an MRI machine at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on May 1, 2018. Chris Young/The Canadian Press

The latest government data indicates that 3.2 million Canadians are waiting for surgery, a diagnostic scan, or specialist treatment, according to think tank SecondStreet.org.

The latest data also suggests that 41,487 patients have died while on a waiting list since 2018–2019.