Explore wait times for priority procedures across Canada

Use the visualizations below to explore wait time information for priority procedures.

Wait time information consists of median and 90th percentile wait times, volumes of procedures, and the percentage of patients receiving care within any established benchmark time frames. Procedures featured in the tool that have established benchmarks are hip and knee replacement, hip fracture repair, radiation therapy and cataract surgery. Additional procedures featured in the tool are CT and MRI scans, 5 cancer surgeries and coronary artery bypass graft.

Interactive data

Download an accessible version of the interactive data from the Additional resources section below.

Notes

  • This interactive tool focuses on national and provincial data for the previous 5 years (April to September only). Data at the health region level is also available for hip and knee replacement.
  • The exceptions table (on the Trend tab) highlights the differences in provincial reporting compared with the pan-Canadian wait time definitions.

Additional Resources

Data tables

Download historical wait time data, including national, provincial and regional data for the April 1 to September 30 period beginning in 2008. This file also contains additional October to March time periods for 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 to provide a comprehensive picture of wait times throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Download data tables(XLSX)

Wait time metadata

Access pan-Canadian definitions and data source information for wait times for procedures in 5 priority areas, including cancer treatment, cardiac care, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement and sight restoration.

Visit wait time metadata page 

Wait time contextual information

View CIHI reports and contextual information on access and wait times.

Access and wait times 

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