Health-Care Wait Times Grew Longer in 2020, Report Finds

Health-Care Wait Times Grew Longer in 2020, Report Finds
A health-care worker conducts an audit at the Humber River Hospital in Toronto on Dec. 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Wait times in Canada’s health-care system as of the end of 2020 have increased to a point that they are much longer than what physicians would consider clinically “reasonable,” according to a new survey report from the Fraser Institute think tank.

Based on data collected from specialist physicians across 12 specialities and 10 provinces between Jan. 7 and Oct. 1 2020, the report concludes that wait times for required treatment have increased since last year.