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Canada by the Numbers

Health care and wait times

How people get health care, how long they wait, and the staff and facilities that provide it.

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Acceptability of waiting times for specialized services, by type of service, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Access to a regular family physician Statistics Canada

Access to first contact services, by type of service, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Access to first contact services, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces Statistics Canada

Access to specialized services, by type of service, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Affected by waiting for specialized services, by type of service, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Age and gender of healthcare professionals, by occupation and first official language spoken: Canada, Quebec, New Brunswick, Canada outside Quebec and New Brunswick, provinces and territories, economic regions Statistics Canada

Age, gender and knowledge of official languages of healthcare professionals, by first official language spoken: Canada, provinces and territories Statistics Canada

Amount billed to insured patients for select insured services at medical and diagnostic laboratories, by provincial insurance coverage Statistics Canada

Barriers to accessing health information or advice, by time of day, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces Statistics Canada

Barriers to accessing immediate care for a minor health problem, by time of day, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces Statistics Canada

Barriers to accessing non-emergency surgeries, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Barriers to accessing routine or on-going care, by time of day, household population aged 15 and over, Canada and provinces Statistics Canada

Barriers to accessing selected diagnostic tests, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Barriers to accessing specialist visits for a new illness or condition, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Caregivers receiving federal tax credits for providing care to family members or friends with a long-term health condition, physical or mental disability or problems related to aging Statistics Canada

Caregivers receiving financial support from family members or friends for providing care to family members or friends with a long-term health condition, physical or mental disability or problems related to aging Statistics Canada

Caregivers receiving financial support from government programs for providing care to family members or friends with a long-term health condition, physical or mental disability or problems related to aging Statistics Canada

Comfort asking for health services in the minority official language and reasons for feeling uncomfortable, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, among adults in the official language minority population Statistics Canada

Counts and age-standardized rates of avoidable hospitalizations, by sex and selected racialized groups Statistics Canada

Dental insurance coverage and dental visits, by adjusted family net income quintile Statistics Canada

Dental insurance coverage and dental visits, by age group and gender Statistics Canada

Difficulties accessing health information or advice Statistics Canada

Difficulties accessing immediate care for a minor health problem Statistics Canada

Difficulties accessing routine or on-going care Statistics Canada

Distribution of waiting times for non-emergency surgeries, by type of surgery, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Ease of getting health care and services in the minority official language in one's community, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, among adults in the official language minority population Statistics Canada

Felt waiting times affected their life, by type of service and self-reported acceptability of waiting time, household population aged 15 and over, Canada Statistics Canada

Field of studies and location of postsecondary studies of healthcare professionals, by occupation and first official language spoken: Canada, Quebec, New Brunswick, Canada outside Quebec and New Brunswick, provinces and territories, economic regions Statistics Canada

Frequency of receiving health care and services in the minority official language, by selected sociodemographic characteristics, among adults in the official language minority population Statistics Canada

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