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Canadians lose at least $5.2B annually waiting for medical treatment

Canadians are losing millions of hours of productivity and billions of dollars in income while stuck on waitlists for medically necessary treatments.

May 10, 2025
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Author: Noah Jarvis

Canadians are losing millions of hours of productivity and billions of dollars in income while stuck on waitlists for medically necessary treatments.

A new report from the Fraser Institute estimates the private costs borne by individuals waiting in increasingly long queues for essential care.

In 2024, the average wait time from referral by a general practitioner to receiving treatment has grown to 30 weeks—up from the previous year. The wait time between seeing a specialist and getting treatment now averages 15 weeks.

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