Wait times for priority procedures in Canada — Series

Use the visualizations to explore wait times for priority procedures, including hip and knee replacement, hip fracture repair, cataract surgery and more.

These data tables contain information on wait times for hip and knee replacement, hip fracture repair, radiation therapy, cataract surgery and other priority procedures.

​​These data tables contain information on wait times for hip and knee replacement, hip fracture repair, radiation therapy, cataract surgery and other priority procedures.

​These data tables contain information on the estimated number of surgeries completed in Canada for 2 periods: pre-pandemic (January to December 2019) and pandemic (March 2020 to September 2022). Data is provided by age and surgery type at the national and provincial/territorial levels, as well as by additional equity stratifiers (i.e., sex, age, income and geographic location) at the national level. This information can be used to understand the impact of COVID-19 on surgeries in Canada.

Explore the impact of COVID-19 on surgeries and on wait times for priority procedures like knee and hip replacements, cataract and cancer surgeries, and diagnostic imaging.

​Definitions of wait times for priority areas, including cancer treatment, cardiac care, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement and sight restoration.

Technical notes outlining CIHI's methodology to analyze priority procedure wait times and access to health care data.

Key findings from the 2020 wait time data, featuring visualizations and comparisons with 2019.

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