2025-08-01 from ctvnews.ca
New data from Statistics Canada shows that a little over a third of Ontario residents who sought an assessment from a medical specialist last year were unhappy with the amount of time it took to get an initial appointment.
According to the report, about 10.8 million Canadians ages 18 and older reported consulting with a medical specialist for an initial consultation in the year prior to the survey.
About 35 per cent of those surveyed said they waited less than a month for an appointment, while 40 per cent waited between one and less than three months. About 36 per cent waited three months or more.
According to the data, a higher proportion of Quebec residents, about 42 per cent, saw a specialist in less than a month, compared to Ontario, where about 33 per cent saw a specialist in under 30 days.
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