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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.