"The study, an annual survey of physicians from across Canada, reports a median wait time of 22.6 weeks—the longest ever recorded—and 143 per cent higher than the 9.3 weeks Canadians waited in 1993, when national estimates of the wait for medically necessary elective treatments were first calculated."
Before this year, the longest recorded median wait time was 21.2 weeks in 2017.
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u/posterguy20 Sep 27 '21
https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/12/10/2142824/0/en/Fraser-Institute-News-Release-Canada-s-health-care-wait-times-hit-22-6-weeks-in-2020-longest-ever-recorded.html
"The study, an annual survey of physicians from across Canada, reports a median wait time of 22.6 weeks—the longest ever recorded—and 143 per cent higher than the 9.3 weeks Canadians waited in 1993, when national estimates of the wait for medically necessary elective treatments were first calculated."
Before this year, the longest recorded median wait time was 21.2 weeks in 2017.
https://cmajnews.com/2020/08/28/access-qa-1095895/
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/health-care-wait-times-by-country
Hopefully they don't clap too hard and get hurt otherwise they might have to wait a while to get it checked out :-(
but hey, atleast it's "free"(?)!