2026-10-30 from hospitalnews.com

Canadians continue to face lengthy waits and barriers to mental health and substance use health care, according to a national report card prompting renewed calls for government action.

The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) says the findings highlight the need for sustained funding, stronger accountability and equal priority for mental and physical health care.

Based on a survey of more than 4,000 Canadians, CAMIMH’s fourth annual Federal-Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use Health Report Card found that mental health care services received failing grades for the fourth consecutive year. Of all grades awarded for mental health care, 84 per cent were Fs and the remaining 16 per cent were Ds. 

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