Provincial/territorial wait times initiatives and reporting

The primary responsibility for the administration and delivery of health care in Canada rests with provincial and territorial governments. Provincial and territorial efforts to reduce acute care wait times in accordance with the priorities of their individual systems include training and hiring more health professionals, clearing backlogs of patients requiring treatment, building capacity for regional centres of excellence, expanding ambulatory and community care programs and developing and implementing tools to better manage wait times. All provinces are now posting wait times information electronically. For more information on provincial and territorial initiatives to reduce or improve wait times management, please visit the following provincial/territorial websites:

• British Columbia Ministry of Health Services
  • Surgical Wait Times
• Alberta Health Services
  • Wait Times
• Saskatchewan Health
  • Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network
• Manitoba Health
  • Manitoba Wait Time Information
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
  • Ontario Wait Times
• Santé et Services Sociaux du Québec
  • Access to specialized medical services (Web site only available in French)
• New Brunswick Health
  • Surgical Wait Times
• Nova Scotia Department of Health
  • Wait Times
• Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness
  • Prince Edward Island Wait Times
• Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services
  • Wait Times
• Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut

  While the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have dedicated wait times websites, further information on wait times related initiatives and other health related priorities in the Territories can be found on their respective health ministry websites:

  • Yukon Health and Social Services
  • Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services
  • Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services