Canada’s Median Health-Care Wait Time Hits Record of 30 Weeks

Canada’s Median Health-Care Wait Time Hits Record of 30 Weeks
A health-care worker transports a patient at a hospital in Toronto on Dec. 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
Jennifer Cowan
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Canadian patients experienced the longest wait times for medical treatment on record last year, with median delays reaching an unprecedented 30 weeks.

The typical duration that Canadians waited—between receiving a referral from their family doctor to consulting with a specialist and beginning treatment—was 30 weeks, according to a study from the Fraser Institute.