2.9 Million Canadians on Wait List for Surgery, Scans, and Specialists: Think Tank

2.9 Million Canadians on Wait List for Surgery, Scans, and Specialists: Think Tank
A nurse works in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, B.C., on June 4, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
Marnie Cathcart
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At least 2.9 million Canadians are waiting for surgery, diagnostic scans, or specialist appointments, according to Freedom of Information requests obtained by SecondStreet.org, a think tank based in Regina.

Not all provinces had data available, leading the group to suggest that the true total could be close to 4 million people on waiting lists.