2026-10-21 from westernstandard.news
Nearly five million surgical procedures, diagnostic scans and specialist appointments may be backlogged across Canada, with health care waitlists showing little improvement since 2022, according to a new report from think tank SecondStreet.org.
The Calgary-based organization released an analysis Wednesday showing at least 3.6 million appointments are on waitlists nationwide. However, researchers estimate the actual backlog could be closer to 4.9 million, equivalent to roughly one in eight Canadians.
The findings suggest Canada's health care system continues to struggle with lengthy waitlists four years after the pandemic-era backlog was recorded.
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