In 2024, the median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner (GP) to medical treatment in Canada amounted to 30 weeks but ranged from four to 58 weeks, by specialty. In that year, those waiting for orthopedic or neurosurgery waited the longest, while patients needing radiation or medical cancer treatment waited the shortest amount of time.
Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2024, by specialty
Characteristic
Wait from GP to specialist
Wait from specialist to treatment
Weighted Median
15
15
Orthopaedic Surgery
21.8
35.7
Neurosurgery
32.2
14
Gynaecology
24.1
17.2
Plastic Surgery
19.5
21.8
Otolaryngology
18.5
19.1
Ophthalmology
13.9
20.8
Urology
19.5
7.9
General Surgery
11.8
10.5
Internal Medicine
11
9.6
Cardiovascular Surg. (Elect.)
7.1
5.7
Medical Oncology
2.6
2.1
Radiation Oncology
1.9
2.5
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Fraser Institute. (December 11, 2024). Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2024, by specialty [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2024, by specialty." Chart. December 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. (2024). Median number of weeks between referral by a general practitioner to medical treatment in Canada in 2024, by specialty. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
Fraser Institute. "Median Number of Weeks between Referral by a General Practitioner to Medical Treatment in Canada in 2024, by Specialty." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650173/weeks-waited-from-referral-to-medical-treatment-in-canada/
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