The COVID-19 pandemic increased wait times for medical treatment in Canada this year to the longest they have ever been in the modern era, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.
The median wait time for treatment across 12 medical specialities was 22.6 weeks, compared to 20.9 weeks last year and the previous record of 21.2 weeks in 2017, according to the study Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada: 2020.
